The government is looking to fill as many as 37 board seats at the country’s various public sector enterprises, including 16 top positions like chairpersons or managing directors.
Out of these 37 positions to be filled at PSEs, nearly half or 15 posts are already lying vacant, while the incumbents at the other 22 positions would be retiring in the course of this year.
The government has initiated the process of hiring persons for these 37 positions, according to data available with the Public Enterprises Selection Board (PESB), the agency that advises and helps the government in selecting board members at public sector firms.
The search has begun for chairman and managing director (CMD) for as many as 9 PSEs, including Hindustan Shipyard Ltd, Hindustan Copper Ltd, Brahmaputra Valley Fertilizer Corp Ltd, Uranium Corporation of India Ltd (UCIL) and Goa Shipyard Ltd.
National Fertilisers Ltd (NFL), Fertilisers and Chemicals Travancore Ltd (FACT), Water & Power Consultancy Services India Ltd and India Rare Earths Ltd are also looking for new CMDs.