(a) the estimated total number of employees working in the industrial institutions under the public sector;
(b) whether the Government have estimated the number of employees found surplus in these institutions than their requirement;
(c) if so, the estimated number of the surplus employees; and
(d) the steps taken for their re-deployment and full utilization of these employees?
MINISTER OF STATE FOR HEAVY INDUSTRIES AND PUBLIC ENTERPRISES (DR. VALLABHBHAI KATHIRIA)
(a) to (c): As per available information the Central PSUs as on 31.3.2001 had 17.42 lakh employees. Estimation of surplus staff in the Central Public Sector Undertakings are done by the respective Managements of the PSUs. 29628, 43760 and 45625 number of employees opted for VRS in CPSUs during 1998-99, 1999-2000 and 2000-2001 respectively.
(d): For the employees released under VRS a scheme for Counselling, Retraining and Redeployment is in operation which inter alia provides for reorientation of the rationalised employees to equip them with skills and re-orient them to engage themselves in self employment activities.