Press Information Bureau

Government of India

Ministry of Steel

17-December-2012 16:27 IST

The Minister of Steel, Shri Beni Prasad Verma has said that in SAIL, manpower requirement of Plants/Units (including mines of Raw materials Division) is planned annually under Annual Human Resource Plan taking into account existing operations as well as upcoming expansion/modernization  requirements, etc.  Based on the HR Plan of the year, recruitment actions are initiated for filling up of posts/vacancies by respective Plant / Unit / Mines Division. 

In a written reply in the Lok Sabha today he said, Action for the following recruitments at Raw Material Division (RMD) involving 326 non-executives are currently in process.

In addition to the above, initiation of recruitment of another 261 non-executive positions is also envisaged during the current year, i.e. 2012-13.

The Minister said, recruitment activity in SAIL is carried through all India open advertisement with copies of the same forwarded to local employment exchange for sponsoring local eligible candidates based on Government guidelines and court judgments. Local people and persons affected by mining activities, if any, if otherwise eligible for the posts notified can apply against such posts.

He said, it is relevant to mention here that in order to accord adequate opportunity to local residents and people affected by the mining projects, one-time special dispensation was considered to meet the immediate requirements of the mines keeping in view the local conditions such as qualification/skill, age, etc. and eligibility criteria were fixed suitably. This has been followed for the ongoing recruitment to the posts of Attendant cum Technician Trainee and Service Hand Trainee.

Employment of displaced persons in SAIL is being regulated in terms of the Deptt. of Public Enterprises (DPE) guidelines and Supreme Court Judgments. Hon’ble Supreme Court of India has upheld the guidelines provided by the DPE Office Memorandum dated 3.2.1986 and directed that displaced persons may be considered and given preference for employment, other things being equal, Shri Verma added.

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NSK/DB

Preference for displaced persons upheld: recruitment includes open advertisement with local candidate consideration under government guidelines. Recruitment at SAIL is planned under an Annual Human Resource Plan with national advertisement and forwarding to local employment exchanges to enable local candidate sponsorship. A one-time special dispensation adjusted eligibility criteria for certain trainee posts to favour local residents and those affected by mining projects. Employment of displaced persons is governed by departmental guidelines and judicial directives, providing that displaced persons be considered and given preference where other things are equal.