Question : APPOINTMENT OF EMPLOYEES IN HIMACHAL PRADESH



(a) whether agreements had been entered into by the Central Public Sector Enterprises (CPSE) with the state of Himachal Pradesh for filling up of certain percentage of their total posts from the candidates belonging to that states/locality;

(b) if so, the details of all such agreements, CPSE-wise;

(c) whether there has been any deviation in this regard by any CPSE;

(d) if so, the details and reasons therefor; and

(e) the concrete steps proposed to be taken by the Government to ensure compliance of the provisions of the agreement?

Answer given by the minister


THE MINISTER OF HEAVY INDSUTRIES AND PUBLIC ENTERPRISES (SHRI SONITOSH MOHAN DEV)

(a) to (e): Recruitment in respect of below Board level posts in Central Public Sector Enterprises (CPSEs) is made by the managements of respective CPSEs. As such, the information relating to agreements entered into by the CPSEs with the State Governments for filling up certain percentage of total posts from candidates belonging to a particular State is not maintained centrally.

In order to protect the interest of local unemployed people, guidelines were issued on 2nd November, 1998 that PSEs are required to notify all vacancies meant for recruitment to the posts carrying scales of pay, the maximum of which does not exceed Rs.2500/- per month pre-revised as indicated in Department of Public Enterprises` s O.M. dated 6lh April, 1992 to the Employment Exchanges/Central Employment Exchanges in the manner and form prescribed in Rule 4 of the Employment Exchanges (Compulsory Notification of Vacancies) Rule, 1960 and make recruitment through National Employment Service. In addition to notifying the vacancies for the relevant categories to the Employment Exchange, the requisitioning authority/ establishment may, keeping in view administrative/budgetary conveniences, arrange for the publication of the recruitment notice for such categories in the `Employment News` published by the Publications Division of the Ministry of Information & Broadcasting, Govt. of India and then consider the cases of all the candidates who have applied. In addition to above, such recruitment notices should be displayed on the office notice boards also for wider publicity.