THE MINISTER OF HEAVY INDUSTRIES AND PUBLIC ENTERPRISES (SHRI PRAFUL PATEL)
(a) to (d): A statement is laid on the Table of the House.
Statement referred to in reply to Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 2287 for answer on 6.12.2012
regarding Miniratna and Maharatna Status
(a) : As per the criteria laid down by the Government, the Central Public Sector Enterprises
(CPSEs) which have made profits in the last three years continuously and have positive net worth
are eligible to be considered for grant of Miniratna status. Further, the CPSEs fulfilling the
following eligibility criteria are eligible to be considered for grant of Maharatna status.
(i) Having Navratna status.
(ii) Listed on Indian stock exchange with minimum prescribed public
shareholding under SEBI regulations.
(iii) Average annual turnover of more than Rs. 25,000 crore, during the last 3
years.
(iv) Average annual net worth of more than Rs. 15,000 crore, during the last 3
years.
(v) Average annual net profit after tax of more than Rs. 5,000 crore, during the
last 3 years.
(vi) Should have significant global presence/international operations.
The Boards of Miniratna and Maharatna CPSEs have been delegated enhanced operational and
financial powers in the areas of capital expenditure, investment in joint ventures/subsidiaries
, human resource development etc.
(b): As per available information, presently there are 5 Maharatna, 16 Navratna and 68 Miniratna
CPSEs as under.
Maharatna CPSEs
1. Coal India Limited
2. Indian Oil Corporation Limited
3. NTPC Limited
4. Oil & Natural Gas Corporation Limited
5. Steel Authority of India Limited (
Navratna CPSEs
1. Bharat Electronics Limited
2. Bharat Heavy Electrical Limited
3. Bharat Petroleum Corporation Limited
4. GAIL (India) Limited
5. Hindustan Aeronautics Limited
6. Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Limited
7. Mahanagar Telephone Nigam Limited
8. National Aluminium Company Limited
9. NMDC Limited
10. Neyveli Lignite Corporation Limited
11. Oil India Limited
12. Power Finance Corporation Limited
13. Power Grid Corporation of India Limited
14. Rashtriya Ispat Nigam Limited
15. Rural Electrification Corporation Limited
16. Shipping Corporation of India Limited
Miniratna Category - I CPSEs
1. Airports Authority of India
2. Antrix Corporation Limited
3. Balmer Lawrie & Co. Limited
4. Bharat Dynamics Limited
5. BEML Limited
6. Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited
7. Bridge & Roof Company (India) Limited
8. Central Warehousing Corporation
9. Central Coalfields Limited
10. Chennai Petroleum Corporation Limited
11. Cochin Shipyard Limited
12. Container Corporation of India Limited
13. Dredging Corporation of India Limited
14. Engineers India Limited
15. Ennore Port Limited
16. Garden Reach Shipbuilders & Engineers Limited
17. Goa Shipyard Limited
18. Hindustan Copper Limited
19. HLL Lifecare Limited
20. Hindustan Newsprint Limited
21. Hindustan Paper Corporation Limited
22. Housing & Urban Development Corporation Limited
23. India Tourism Development Corporation Limited
24. Indian Railway Catering & Tourism Corporation Limited
25. IRCON International Limited
26. K1OCL Limited
27. Mazagaon Dock Limited
28. Mahanad i Coalfields Limited
29. Manganese Ore (India) Limited
30. Mangalore Refinery & Petrochemical Limited
31. Mishra Dharu Nigam Limited
32. MMTC Limited
33. MSTC Limited
34. National Fertilizers Limited
35. National Seeds Corporation Limited
36. NHPC Limited
37. Northern Coalfields Limited
38. Numaligarh Refinery Limited
39. ONGC Videsh Limited
40. Pawan Hans Helicopters Limited
41. Projects & Development India Limited
42. Railtel Corporation of India Limited
43. Rashtriya Chemicals & Fertilizers Limited
44. RITES Limited
45. SJVN Limited
46. Security Printing and Minting Corporation of India Limited
47. South Eastern Coalfields Limited
48. State Trading Corporation of India Limited
49. Telecommunications Coasultants India Limited
50. THDC India Limited
51. Western Coalfields Limited
52. WAPCOS Limited
Miniratna Category-II CPSEs
53. Bharat Pumps & Compressors Limited
54. Broadcast Engineering Coasultants (I) Limited
55. Central Mine Planning & Design Institute Limited
56. Ed.CIL (India) Limited
57. Engineering Projects (India) Limited
58. FO Aravali Gypsum & Minerals India Limited
59. Ferro Scrap Nigam Limited
60. HMT (International) Limited
61. HSCC (India) Limited
62. India Trade Promotion Organisation
63. Indian Medicines & Pharmaceuticals Corporation Limited
64. MECON Limited
65. National Film Development Corporation Limited
66. National Small Industries Corporation Limited
67. PEC Limited
68. Rajasthan Electronics & Instruments Limited
(c)and (d): The concerned administrative Ministries/Departments are competent to grant
Miniratna status to CPSEs under their respective administrative control after ensuring
that the concerned CPSE(s) fulfill the laid down criteria in this regard. The Department
of Public Enterprises has received the proposals for gTant of Navratna status to Engineers
India Limited (EIL), Rashtriya Chemicals & Fertilizers Limited (RCF) and Mazagaon Dock
Limited (MDL) and the proposals for grant of Maharatna status to Bharat Heavy Electricals
Limited (BHEL) and GAIL (India) Limited (GAIL). As per laid down procedure, the proposals
for grant of Navratna and Maharatna status are considered by the Inter-Ministerial Committee
(IMC) and thereafter by the Apex Committee. The IMC has already considered the proposals for
grant of Navratna status to EIL and RCF and grant of Maharatna status to BHEL & GAIL.
