Lok Sabha Question No. 762 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2025-12-04
Subject: Promotion Policy in PFC
Ministry: POWER
Asked by: Shri Godam Nagesh

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF POWER

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.762 ANSWERED ON 04.12.2025

## PROMOTION POLICY IN PFC

## 762. SHRI GODAM NAGESH:

Will the Minister of POWER be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Departmental Promotion Committees (DPCs) for E-8-E-9 in the Power Finance Corporation (PFC) were delayed in 2023-2024 and if so, the details thereof;
- (b)  whether  the  2025  promotion  policy  applied  retrospectively  affected  senior Scheduled Castes (SCs)/ Scheduled Tribes (STs) officers adversely, if so, the details thereof;
- (c)  whether the Boston Consulting Group (BCG) was engaged without competitive bidding  for  promotion-related  evaluation  in  deviation  of  Central  Public  Sector Enterprises (CPSE) norms, if so, the details thereof;
- (d) whether the absence of SC/ST promotions in E-7-E-8 and the denial of promotion to an ST officer in E-5-E-6 indicate systemic exclusion under the guise of merit and if so, the details thereof;
- (e) whether an officer facing a criminal case was placed on the promotion panel or promoted soon after acquittal; and
- (f)  whether  the  Government  admits  that  these  changes  in  PFC  have  adversely impacted  SC/ST  officers  and  diluted  established  promotion  norms  and  if  so,  the details thereof?

## A N S W E R

## THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF POWER

(SHRI SHRIPAD NAIK)

(a) to (f): The  Departmental  Promotion  Committee  (DPC)  process,  in  Power Finance Corporation (PFC), for the year 2023 was conducted in time for all levels except  E8  to  E9,  as  there  were  no  vacancies  at  E9  level  as  on  the  cut-off  date (01.07.2023). Revision in PFC's manpower planning and promotion policy was under deliberation and discussion with the Board of Directors (BoD) before the cut-off date of DPC for the year 2024 (01.07.2024), which was approved in December 2024. After this, the DPC process for 2024 and 2025 was completed in April 2025.

The  Boston  Consulting  Group  (BCG)  was  appointed  as  the  consultant  after inviting  bids  to  assist  in  the  preparation  of  PFC's  Corporate  Strategy,  including manpower planning  and  performance  management,  to  ensure  alignment  with  the overall business strategy. The promotions from E7 to E8, in PFC, are vacancy based and restricted as per limit of maximum percentage of executives to be promoted, as defined in the policy. In E5 to E6 promotions also, a limit of maximum percentage of executives to be promoted is defined in the policy. Candidature of any officer facing criminal charges is not considered till he is discharged of the offence by a court of law.

Further,  the  promotions  are  vacancy  based  and  also  a  limit  of  maximum percentage of executives to be promoted is as per the defined policy. Accordingly, employees from all the categories are promoted/ dropped, without any discrimination, for promotion based on the available positions.

In view of above, PFC's promotion policy is applied uniformly to all employees, upholding the principles of fairness, equality, and non-discrimination.

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