Lowest rate of employment in CPSEs during 2017-18 as compared to the last 4 years

Lowest rate of employment in CPSEs during 2017-18 as compared to the last 4 years

GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

MINISTRY OF HEAVY INDUSTRIES AND PUBLIC ENTERPRISES

LOK SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO: 33

ANSWERED ON: 11.12.2018

Employment in CPSEs

B.V. NAYAK

Will the Minister of

HEAVY INDUSTRIES AND PUBLIC ENTERPRISES be pleased to state:-

(a) whether the rate of employment in Central Public Sector Enterprises (CPSEs) has been at the lowest during 2017-18 as compared to the last four years;

(b) if so, the reasons for reduction in jobs despite more CPSEs being set up during that year as compared to previous years;

(c) whether the Government has undertaken as impact assessment to ascertain the reasons for this reduction;

(d) whether there has been an increase in hiring of contract employees and decline in the strength of permanent employees;

(e) if so, the reasons therefor; and 

(f) the measures taken by the Government to ensure job security and provide alternate sources of livelihood to the laid off workers?

ANSWER

THE MINISTER OF STATE FOR HEAVY INDUSTRIES & PUBLIC ENTERPRISES

(SHRI BABUL SUPRIYO)

(a) to (c): The total number of personnel employed in Central Public Sector Enterprises (CPSEs) during 2017-18 at 14.26 lakhs (provisional estimates) was lowest as compared to 14.72 lakhs in 2016-17, 15.01 lakhs in 2015-16 and 15.66 lakhs in 2014-15. The manpower planning and deployment in CPSEs is aligned to the objectives and targets of their business plan, prevailing business conditions & requirements and other factors like future operations, expansion / investment plan etc. As per available information, the other reasons for changes in manpower employment include retirement, attrition and Voluntary Retirement Scheme (VRS) / Voluntary Separation Schemes (VSS) etc. in CPSEs.

(d) & (e): The proportion of regular employees to total employees during the last four years i.e. 2014-15 to 2017-18 has remained between 82% to 76%. As mentioned above, the reasons for change in manpower employment include prevailing business conditions & requirements and other factors like future operations, expansion / investment plan, retirement etc.

(f): As a social safety measure, Government is implementing Counselling, Re-training and Redeployment (CRR) scheme for employees of CPSEs who have been released under VRS / VSS. These separated employees have opportunity of self / wage employment after short duration skill trainings under the CRR scheme. In case an employee does not opt for training for him/her self, his/her dependent is eligible for training under the scheme.

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