Lok Sabha Question No. 2423 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-08-03
Subject: SCs/STs Posts in Public Sector Undertakings
Ministry: POWER
Asked by: Ashok Kumar Rawat

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF POWER LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.2423

## ANSWERED ON 03.08.2023

## SCs/STs POSTS IN PUBLIC SECTOR UNDERTAKINGS

## †2423. SHRI ASHOK KUMAR RAWAT:

Will the Minister of POWER be pleased to state:

- (a) whether  it  is  a  fact  that  posts  reserved  for  Scheduled  Castes  (SCs)  and Scheduled Tribes (STs) categories in various grades in undertakings under the administrative control of the Ministry, including NTPC  Ltd., Power Grid Corporation Ltd., Power Finance Corporation Ltd., Rural Electrification Corporation Ltd., NHPC are lying vacant;
- (b) if so, the details thereof, undertaking-wise;
- (c) whether  the  employees  working  in  these  undertakings  have  been  given promotion or new recruitment has been conducted during the last three years;
- (d) if  so,  the  details  of  appointments  made  under  various  grades  during  the last three years and the current year till date, year, grade and undertaking-wise; and
- (e) whether  the  rules  prescribed  for  recruitment  and  promotion  of  persons belonging  to  Scheduled  Castes  (SCs)  and  Scheduled  Tribes  (STs)  have  been complied with in these public sector undertakings and if so, the details thereof?

## A N S W E R

## THE MINISTER OF POWER AND NEW & RENEWABLE ENERGY (SHRI R.K. SINGH)

- (a) & (b) : The status of vacant posts reserved for Scheduled Castes (SCs) and Scheduled Tribes (STs) categories in various grades in undertakings under the administrative control of the Ministry is enclosed at Annexure-I.
- (c)  &  (d)  :  The  year-wise,  undertaking-wise,  details  of  promotion  and  new appointments made during the last three years and current year (till 26.07.2023) are enclosed at Annexure-II and Annexure-III respectively.
- (e) : The rules/guidelines issued by the Government of India for recruitment and promotion of candidates  belonging to Scheduled Castes (SCs) and Scheduled Tribes (STs) categories have been complied with. In the case of recruitment against Group 'C' and Group 'D' posts made out of candidates from a locality or region as per policy of particular Undertaking, different percentage of reservation for different States/UTs as notified by the Department of Personnel & Training (DoPT) are being followed.

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ANNEXURE-I

ANNEXURE REFERRED IN REPLY TO PARTS (a) & (b) OF UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.   2423 ANSWERED IN THE LOK SABHA ON 03.08.2023 ************** Vacancy details against the Posts reserved for SCs/STs in the Public Sector Undertakings under the Ministry of Power:-

| Sl. No.   | Name of Undertaking                  | Group 'A'   | Group 'A'   | Group 'B'   | Group 'B'   | Group 'C'   | Group 'C'   | Group 'D'   | Group 'D'   | Total   | Total   |
|-----------|--------------------------------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|---------|---------|
|           |                                      | SCs         | STs         | SCs         | STs         | SCs         | STs         | SCs         | STs         | SCs     | STs     |
| 1.        | NTPC Ltd.                            | 5           | 7           | 0           | 0           | 10          | 170         | 3           | 15          | 18      | 192     |
| 2.        | PFC Ltd.                             | 5           | 4           | 0           | 0           | 0           | 0           | 0           | 0           | 5       | 4       |
| 3.        | REC Ltd.                             | 14          | 8           | 0           | 0           | 0           | 0           | 0           | 0           | 14      | 8       |
| 4.        | THDC India Ltd.                      | 34          | 21          | 0           | 0           | 84          | 14          | 0           | 2           | 118     | 37      |
| 5.        | SJVN Ltd.                            | 0           | 0           | 0           | 0           | 0           | 0           | 0           | 0           | 0       | 0       |
| 6.        | Power Grid Corporation of India Ltd. | 0           | 1           | 0           | 0           | 2           | 1           | 0           | 0           | 2       | 2       |
| 7.        | Grid Controller of India Ltd.        | 1           | 1           | 0           | 0           | 0           | 0           | 0           | 0           | 1       | 1       |
| 8.        | NHPC Ltd.                            | 2           | 2           | 3           | 3           | 0           | 0           | 0           | 0           | 5       | 5       |
| 9.        | NEEPCO Ltd.                          | 8           | 3           | 0           | 0           | 1           | 5           | 0           | 0           | 9       | 8       |

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ANNEXURE-II

ANNEXURE REFERRED IN REPLY TO PARTS (c) & (d) OF UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2423 ANSWERED IN THE LOK SABHA ON 03.08.2023 **************

Year-wise  details of promotion  given  to the employees  of  Public Sector Undertakings under Ministry of Power:-

## YEAR - 2020

| Sl. No.   | Name of                              | Group 'A'   | Group 'A'   | Group 'B'   | Group 'B'   | Group 'C'   | Group 'C'   | Group 'D'   | Group 'D'   | Total   | Total   |
|-----------|--------------------------------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|---------|---------|
| Sl. No.   | Undertaking                          | SCs         | STs         | SCs         | STs         | SCs         | STs         | SCs         | STs         | SCs     | STs     |
| 1.        | NTPC Ltd.                            | 379         | 179         | 146         | 76          | 81          | 27          | 0           | 0           | 606     | 282     |
| 2.        | PFC Ltd.                             | 16          | 4           | 0           | 0           | 1           | 0           | 0           | 0           | 17      | 4       |
| 3.        | REC Ltd.                             | 9           | 4           | 1           | 0           | 0           | 0           | 0           | 0           | 10      | 4       |
| 4.        | THDC India Ltd.                      | 19          | 7           | 8           | 0           | 5           | 0           | 8           | 0           | 40      | 7       |
| 5.        | SJVN Ltd.                            | 22          | 11          | 5           | 2           | 14          | 4           | 3           | 0           | 44      | 17      |
| 6.        | Power Grid Corporation of India Ltd. | 15          | 18          | 0           | 0           | 7           | 14          | 0           | 0           | 22      | 32      |
| 7.        | Grid Controller of India Ltd.        | 11          | 2           | 1           | 0           | 1           | 0           | 0           | 0           | 13      | 2       |
| 8.        | NHPC Ltd.                            | 121         | 45          | 22          | 7           | 28          | 23          | 5           | 6           | 176     | 81      |
| 9.        | NEEPCO Ltd.                          | 0           | 0           | 0           | 0           | 0           | 0           | 0           | 0           | 0       | 0       |

YEAR - 2021

| Sl. No.   | Name of Undertaking           | Group 'A'   | Group 'A'   | Group 'B'   | Group 'B'   | Group 'C'   | Group 'C'   | Group 'D'   | Group 'D'   | Total   | Total   |
|-----------|-------------------------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|---------|---------|
|           |                               | SCs         | STs         | SCs         | STs         | SCs         | STs         | SCs         | STs         | SCs     | STs     |
| 1.        | NTPC Ltd.                     | 357         | 134         | 150         | 65          | 105         | 68          | 0           | 0           | 612     | 267     |
| 2.        | PFC Ltd.                      | 13          | 5           | 0           | 0           | 0           | 0           | 0           | 0           | 13      | 5       |
| 3.        | REC Ltd.                      | 4           | 1           | 0           | 0           | 0           | 0           | 0           | 0           | 4       | 1       |
| 4.        | THDC India Ltd.               | 13          | 1           | 15          | 0           | 2           | 0           | 3           | 0           | 33      | 1       |
| 5.        | SJVN Ltd.                     | 11          | 3           | 1           | 0           | 23          | 1           | 10          | 10          | 45      | 14      |
| 6.        | Power Grid                    | 23          | 13          | 0           | 0           | 1           | 6           | 0           | 0           | 24      | 19      |
| 7.        | Grid Controller of India Ltd. | 13          | 7           | 3           | 1           | 0           | 0           | 0           | 0           | 16      | 8       |
| 8.        | NHPC Ltd.                     | 116         | 38          | 4           | 3           | 22          | 4           | 20          | 6           | 162     | 51      |
| 9.        | NEEPCO Ltd.                   | 25          | 27          | 1           | 1           | 4           | 8           | 0           | 0           | 30      | 36      |

YEAR - 2022

| Sl. No.   | Name of Undertaking                  | Group 'A'   | Group 'A'   | Group 'B'   | Group 'B'   | Group 'C'   | Group 'C'   | Group 'D'   | Group 'D'   | Total   | Total   |
|-----------|--------------------------------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|---------|---------|
|           |                                      | SCs         | STs         | SCs         | STs         | SCs         | STs         | SCs         | STs         | SCs     | STs     |
| 1.        | NTPC Ltd.                            | 362         | 159         | 83          | 36          | 85          | 42          | 0           | 0           | 530     | 237     |
| 2.        | PFC Ltd.                             | 22          | 11          | 0           | 0           | 0           | 0           | 0           | 0           | 22      | 11      |
| 3.        | REC Ltd.                             | 8           | 4           | 0           | 0           | 0           | 0           | 0           | 0           | 8       | 4       |
| 4.        | THDC India Ltd.                      | 14          | 7           | 24          | 1           | 13          | 1           | 3           | 0           | 54      | 9       |
| 5.        | SJVN Ltd.                            | 38          | 12          | 3           | 2           | 10          | 2           | 2           | 0           | 53      | 16      |
| 6.        | Power Grid Corporation of India Ltd. | 5           | 3           | 0           | 0           | 7           | 1           | 0           | 0           | 12      | 4       |
| 7.        | Grid Controller of India Ltd.        | 17          | 4           | 0           | 0           | 2           | 0           | 0           | 0           | 19      | 4       |
| 8.        | NHPC Ltd.                            | 28          | 12          | 13          | 3           | 37          | 34          | 62          | 7           | 140     | 56      |
| 9.        | NEEPCO Ltd.                          | 18          | 51          | 3           | 31          | 13          | 8           | 0           | 0           | 34      | 90      |

YEAR - 2023 (Till 26.07.2023)

| Sl. No.   | Name of Undertaking                  | Group 'A'   | Group 'A'   | Group 'B'   | Group 'B'   | Group 'C'   | Group 'C'   | Group 'D'   | Group 'D'   | Total   | Total   |
|-----------|--------------------------------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|---------|---------|
|           |                                      | SCs         | STs         | SCs         | STs         | SCs         | STs         | SCs         | STs         | SCs     | STs     |
| 1.        | NTPC Ltd.                            | 185         | 88          | 69          | 31          | 52          | 28          | 4           | 2           | 310     | 149     |
| 2.        | PFC Ltd.                             | 18          | 6           | 0           | 1           | 0           | 1           | 0           | 0           | 18      | 8       |
| 3.        | REC Ltd.                             | 8           | 1           | 1           | 0           | 0           | 0           | 0           | 0           | 9       | 1       |
| 4.        | THDC India Ltd.                      | 0           | 0           | 6           | 0           | 4           | 0           | 8           | 1           | 18      | 1       |
| 5.        | SJVN Ltd.                            | 40          | 15          | 12          | 1           | 8           | 4           | 7           | 3           | 67      | 23      |
| 6.        | Power Grid Corporation of India Ltd. | 0           | 0           | 0           | 0           | 0           | 0           | 0           | 0           | 0       | 0       |
| 7.        | Grid Controller of India Ltd.        | 17          | 12          | 0           | 0           | 0           | 0           | 0           | 0           | 17      | 12      |
| 8.        | NHPC Ltd.                            | 29          | 12          | 3           | 1           | 10          | 12          | 0           | 11          | 42      | 36      |
| 9.        | NEEPCO Ltd.                          | 2           | 6           | 1           | 0           | 0           | 0           | 0           | 0           | 3       | 6       |

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ANNEXURE REFERRED IN REPLY TO PARTS (c) & (d) OF UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2423 ANSWERED IN THE LOK SABHA ON 03.08.2023

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Year-wise details of new appointments made by the Public Sector Undertakings under the Ministry of Power against the posts reserved for SCs and STs.

## YEAR - 2020

| Sl. No.   | Name of Undertaking                  | Group 'A'   | Group 'A'   | Group 'B'   | Group 'B'   | Group 'C'   | Group 'C'   | Group 'D'   | Group 'D'   | Total   | Total   |
|-----------|--------------------------------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|---------|---------|
|           |                                      | SCs         | STs         | SCs         | STs         | SCs         | STs         | SCs         | STs         | SCs     | STs     |
| 1.        | NTPC Ltd.                            | 46          | 14          | 0           | 0           | 4           | 4           | 1           | 0           | 51      | 18      |
| 2.        | PFC Ltd.                             | 2           | 1           | 0           | 0           | 0           | 0           | 0           | 0           | 2       | 1       |
| 3.        | REC Ltd.                             | 0           | 0           | 0           | 0           | 0           | 0           | 0           | 0           | 0       | 0       |
| 4.        | THDC India Ltd.                      | 0           | 0           | 0           | 0           | 0           | 0           | 0           | 0           | 0       | 0       |
| 5.        | SJVN Ltd.                            | 7           | 3           | 0           | 0           | 0           | 0           | 0           | 0           | 7       | 3       |
| 6.        | Power Grid Corporation of India Ltd. | 21          | 8           | 0           | 0           | 4           | 5           | 0           | 0           | 25      | 13      |
| 7.        | Grid Controller of India Ltd.        | 14          | 7           | 0           | 0           | 0           | 0           | 0           | 0           | 14      | 7       |
| 8.        | NHPC Ltd.                            | 1           | 1           | 0           | 0           | 0           | 0           | 0           | 0           | 1       | 1       |
| 9.        | NEEPCO Ltd.                          | 0           | 0           | 0           | 0           | 0           | 0           | 0           | 0           | 0       | 0       |

## YEAR - 2021

| Sl. No.   | Name of Undertaking                  | Group 'A'   | Group 'A'   | Group 'B'   | Group 'B'   | Group 'C'   | Group 'C'   | Group 'D'   | Group 'D'   | Total   | Total   |
|-----------|--------------------------------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|---------|---------|
|           |                                      | SCs         | STs         | SCs         | STs         | SCs         | STs         | SCs         | STs         | SCs     | STs     |
| 1.        | NTPC Ltd.                            | 63          | 28          | 0           | 0           | 9           | 16          | 0           | 1           | 72      | 45      |
| 2.        | PFC Ltd.                             | 3           | 3           | 0           | 0           | 0           | 0           | 0           | 0           | 3       | 3       |
| 3.        | REC Ltd.                             | 5           | 1           | 0           | 0           | 0           | 0           | 0           | 0           | 5       | 1       |
| 4.        | THDC India Ltd.                      | 2           | 1           | 0           | 0           | 1           | 0           | 0           | 0           | 3       | 1       |
| 5.        | SJVN Ltd.                            | 1           | 0           | 0           | 0           | 0           | 0           | 0           | 0           | 1       | 0       |
| 6.        | Power Grid Corporation of India Ltd. | 17          | 5           | 0           | 0           | 16          | 5           | 0           | 0           | 33      | 10      |
| 7.        | Grid Controller of India Ltd.        | 1           | 1           | 0           | 0           | 0           | 0           | 0           | 0           | 1       | 1       |
| 8.        | NHPC Ltd.                            | 6           | 3           | 0           | 0           | 0           | 0           | 0           | 0           | 6       | 3       |
| 9.        | NEEPCO Ltd.                          | 0           | 0           | 0           | 0           | 0           | 0           | 0           | 0           | 0       | 0       |

YEAR 2022

| Sl. No.   | Name of Undertaking                  | Group 'A'   | Group 'A'   | Group 'B'   | Group 'B'   | Group 'C'   | Group 'C'   | Group 'D'   | Group 'D'   | Total   | Total   |
|-----------|--------------------------------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|---------|---------|
|           |                                      | SCs         | STs         | SCs         | STs         | SCs         | STs         | SCs         | STs         | SCs     | STs     |
| 1.        | NTPC Ltd.                            | 164         | 88          | 0           | 0           | 14          | 5           | 4           | 0           | 182     | 93      |
| 2.        | PFC Ltd.                             | 2           | 1           | 0           | 0           | 0           | 0           | 0           | 0           | 2       | 1       |
| 3.        | REC Ltd.                             | 0           | 1           | 0           | 0           | 0           | 0           | 0           | 0           | 0       | 1       |
| 4.        | THDC India Ltd.                      | 3           | 2           | 0           | 0           | 0           | 0           | 0           | 0           | 3       | 2       |
| 5.        | SJVN Ltd.                            | 14          | 3           | 0           | 0           | 15          | 1           | 0           | 0           | 29      | 4       |
| 6.        | Power Grid Corporation of India Ltd. | 20          | 6           | 0           | 0           | 25          | 19          | 0           | 0           | 45      | 25      |
| 7.        | Grid Controller of India Ltd.        | 10          | 6           | 0           | 0           | 0           | 0           | 0           | 0           | 10      | 6       |
| 8.        | NHPC Ltd.                            | 13          | 10          | 21          | 9           | 0           | 0           | 0           | 0           | 34      | 19      |
| 9.        | NEEPCO Ltd.                          | 0           | 0           | 0           | 0           | 0           | 0           | 0           | 0           | 0       | 0       |

YEAR 2023 (Till  26.07.2023)

| Sl. No.   | Name of Undertaking                  | Group 'A'   | Group 'A'   | Group 'B'   | Group 'B'   | Group 'C'   | Group 'C'   | Group 'D'   | Group 'D'   | Total   | Total   |
|-----------|--------------------------------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|---------|---------|
|           |                                      | SCs         | STs         | SCs         | STs         | SCs         | STs         | SCs         | STs         | SCs     | STs     |
| 1.        | NTPC Ltd.                            | 164         | 62          | 0           | 0           | 0           | 0           | 2           | 0           | 166     | 62      |
| 2.        | PFC Ltd.                             | 12          | 4           | 0           | 0           | 0           | 0           | 0           | 0           | 12      | 4       |
| 3.        | REC Ltd.                             | 0           | 0           | 0           | 0           | 0           | 0           | 0           | 0           | 0       | 0       |
| 4.        | THDC India Ltd.                      | 2           | 0           | 0           | 0           | 0           | 0           | 1           | 0           | 3       | 0       |
| 5.        | SJVN Ltd.                            | 0           | 0           | 0           | 0           | 28          | 2           | 8           | 1           | 36      | 3       |
| 6.        | Power Grid Corporation of India Ltd. | 5           | 2           | 0           | 0           | 1           | 0           | 0           | 0           | 6       | 2       |
| 7.        | Grid Controller of India Ltd.        | 8           | 6           | 0           | 0           | 0           | 0           | 0           | 0           | 8       | 6       |
| 8.        | NHPC Ltd.                            | 23          | 7           | 0           | 0           | 0           | 0           | 0           | 0           | 23      | 7       |
| 9.        | NEEPCO Ltd.                          | 0           | 0           | 0           | 0           | 0           | 0           | 0           | 0           | 0       | 0       |

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