(a) whether the Department of Industrial Development has been merged with the Department of Industrial Policy and Promotion;
(b) if so, the details thereof;
(c) the saving that would be effected by this merger;
(d) the manner in which the inter-se seniority list of staff in both the Departments are to be decided and whether the interest of DID employees are to be protected; and
(e) if so, the details thereof?
THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY (DR. RAMAN SINGH)
(a): Yes, Sir.
(b): The items of work handled by erstwhile Department of Industrial Development stand transferred to Department of Industrial Policy & Promotion.
(c): Extent of saving by way of rightsizing the Department will become evident after assessment of staff strength for the reorganized department.
(d) and (e): The cadres of the erstwhile Department of Industrial Development and the Department of Industrial Policy & Promotion being common, there will be no implications on inter-se seniority of the employees.