Lok Sabha Question No. 5584 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2026-03-27
Subject: Contractual Employees in DPSUs and Ordnance Factories
Ministry: DEFENCE
Asked by: Shri Ajendra Singh Lodhi

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF DEFENCE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENCE PRODUCTION

## LOK SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION No. 5584 TO BE ANSWERED ON 27 th  MARCH, 2026

## CONTRACTUAL EMPLOYEES IN DPSUs AND ORDNANCE FACTORIES

## 5584.  SHRI AJENDRA SINGH LODHI

Will the Minister of DEFENCE be pleased to state:

- (a) the total number of contractual employees currently working in Defence Public Sector Undertakings (DPSUs) and Ordnance Factory units, category-wise;
- (b) whether  the  Government  has  details  of  such  contractual  employees  who  were previously working in permanent positions in Ordnance Factory units and if so, the details thereof;
- (c) whether the Government is aware that contractual employees working in hazardous production  units  do  not  have  adequate  access  to  medical  facilities,  risk  allowance,  casual leave and promotion opportunities;
- (d) if  so,  the  details  thereof  along  with  the  steps  being  taken  by  the  Government  to improve the welfare and service conditions of these employees; and
- (e) the details of sanctioned posts, filled posts and vacant posts in DPSUs during the last ten years, year-wise?

## A N S W E R

| MINISTER OF STATE          | (SHRI SANJAY SETH)   |
|----------------------------|----------------------|
| IN THE MINISTRY OF DEFENCE |                      |

- (a) The total number of contractual employees (Fixed term) working in Defence Public Sector Undertakings (DPSUs) including the 07 New DPSUs carved out from erstwhile OFB are 11,863 as on 13.03.2026.
- (b) There are no such contractual employees who were previously working in permanent position in Ordnance Factory units as erstwhile Ordnance Factory Board ceased to exist with effect from 01.10.2021.
- (c) & (d) Contractual employees working in hazardous production units receive employment benefits such as medical leave, casual leave, risk allowance etc. as per extant Government Rules & Guidelines in this regard.

(e) The year-wise details of sanctioned posts, filled posts and vacant posts in DPSUs during the last ten years are as under:

| DPSUs        |   Year (As on 31 st March) |   Sanctioned posts |   Filled posts |   Vacant posts |
|--------------|----------------------------|--------------------|----------------|----------------|
| 09 Old DPSUs |                       2016 |              69251 |          63660 |           5591 |
| 09 Old DPSUs |                       2017 |              67149 |          61303 |           5846 |
| 09 Old DPSUs |                       2018 |              65490 |          59304 |           6186 |
| 09 Old DPSUs |                       2019 |              59638 |          56953 |           2685 |
| 09 Old DPSUs |                       2020 |              57381 |          54292 |           3089 |
| 09 Old DPSUs |                       2021 |              55054 |          51791 |           3263 |
| 09 Old DPSUs |                       2022 |              52738 |          49345 |           3393 |
| 09 Old DPSUs |                       2023 |              51171 |          47408 |           3763 |
| 09 Old DPSUs |                       2024 |              49894 |          46197 |           3697 |
| 09 Old DPSUs |                       2025 |              48350 |          44844 |           3506 |

| DPSUs        | Year                      |   Sanctioned posts | Remarks                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          |
|--------------|---------------------------|--------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| 07 New DPSUs | 2025-26(As on 28.08.2025) |              58903 | Subsequent to corporatization of OFB, 07 New DPSUs (MIL, AVNL, AWEIL, YIL, IOL, TCL, GIL) started functioning w.e.f 01.10.2021. Central Government employees of erstwhile OFB are posted in these DPSUs on deemed deputation basis. Hence, no vacancies ascertains at this stage |

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