(a) the selection process for appointment of directors
and members on the board of Coal India Limited (CIL);
(b) whether any technical or educational qualifications
have been laid down as eligibility criteria for appointment
to the said posts; and
(c) if so, the details thereof ?
MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF COAL (SHRI PRATIK PRAKASHBAPU PATIL)
(a) (b) & (c) : The Directors on the Board of Coal India Limited (CIL)
are appointed in consultation with the Public Enterprises Selection
Board (PESB) and with the approval of the the Appointments Committee of
the Cabinet(ACC). PESB considers the names of internal candidates as well
as outsiders who apply in response to the vacancy circulars and recommends
the names of the selected candidate(s) for appointment to these posts.
After obtaining the necessary clearances, proposal is sent to the
Establishment Officer, with the approval of the Minister-in-charge, for
obtaining the approval of the ACC.
Non-Official directors on the board of Coal India Limited are appointed
as per the guidelines of the Department of Public Enterprises.
The PESB in consultation with the Ministry of Coal lays down the eligibility
criteria with regard to technical or educational qualifications for appointment
of various functional directors on the Board of Coal India Limited. The existing
criteria for technical and educational qualifications are given in the Annexure.