THE MINISTER OF HEAVY INDUSTRIES AND PUBLIC ENTERPRISES
(SHRI SONTOSH MOHAN DEV)
(a): 10 Central Public Sector Enterprises (CPSEs) were having their registered offices
in the State of Tamil Nadu as on 31.3.2006. CPSE-wise details of profit/loss of these
enterprises are given in Annex.
(b): The cases of sick/loss making CPSEs are referred to the Board for Reconstruction
of Public Sector Enterprises (BRPSE) by the concerned administrative Ministries/
Departments for its consideration and making suitable recommendations to the Government.
The Board has since recommended revival of Madras Fertilizers Ltd.
(c) & (d): In addition to the CPSEs mentioned in reply to part (a) of the question,
there are 94 other CPSEs which are having their presence in the State of Tamil Nadu,
the details of which are given in Statement 10 of Vol. I of the Public Enterprises
Survey (2005-06) which was laid in the Parliament on 19.12.2006 and is a public document.
All the CPSEs taken together were having total gross block of Rs. 40423 crore and
an employment of 111993 persons. The decisions to set up CPSEs are taken by the
concerned administrative Ministries / Departments in consultation with various
stakeholders and with the approval of the competent authority.