(a) the total number of posts reserved for ex-servicemen in Public Sector
Undertakings (PSUs) which are lying vacant, PSU-wise;
(b) the total number of posts created or reserved in this category during
the last three years and the current year; year-wise;
(c) the main reasons for the posts lying vacant; and
(d) the action taken/proposed to be taken by the Government to fill up
these vacancies?
THE MINISTER OF HEAVY INDUSTRIES AND PUBLIC ENTERPRISES (SHRI PRAFUL PATEL)
(a), (b), (c) & (d) : As per instructions issued by the Government, the reservation for
ex-servicemen and dependents of those killed in action in the Central Public Enterprises
(CPSEs) is 14.5% in Group `C and 24.5% in Group `D`. Recruitment of ex-servicemen against
posts identified and reserved for the purpose fall within the category of below Board
level appointments, and recruitment to such posts is done by the management of respective
CPSEs.
Implementation of these instructions in CPSEs is monitored by the concerned administrative
Ministries/Departments. No data on number of posts created or reserved in the CPSEs for
ex-servicemen is maintained centrally in Department of Public Enterprises.