GOVERNMENT OF INDIA HEAVY INDUSTRIES AND PUBLIC ENTERPRISES LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO:126 ANSWERED ON:30.11.2006 NAVRATNA STATUS TO PSUs Mehta Shri Bhubneshwar Prasad;Rana Shri Kashi Ram Will the Minister of HEAVY INDUSTRIES AND PUBLIC ENTERPRISES be pleased to state: (a) the details of the `Navratna` and `Miniratna` public sector companies (PSUs) at present; (b) whether some PSUs have applied for grant of `Navratna` and `Miniratna` status; (c) if so, the details of these PSUs; and (d) the decision taken by the Government thereon? Answer THE MINISTER OF THE STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HEAVY INDUSTRIES AND PUBLIC ENTERPRISES (SHRI SONTOSH MOHAN DEV) (a) to (d) : A statement is laid on the Table of the House. Statement referred to in reply to Lok Sabha Starred Question No. 126 for answer on 30.11.2006. (a): Presently, there are 9 Navratna Central Public Sector Enterprises (CPSEs). As per available information from the Departments, there are 51 Miniratna CPSEs. List of Navratna and Miniratna CPSEs is at Annex - I. (b) & (c) The proposals for grant of Navratna status to 9 CPSEs have been received through concerned administrative Ministry/Department. Those are as follows:- (i) Bharat Electronics Limited (ii) Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (iii) Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (iv) National Mineral Development Corporation Limited (v) National Aluminium Company Limited (vi) Power Finance Corporation Limited (vii) Power Grid Corporation of India Limited (viii) Rural Electrification Corporation Limited and (ix) Shipping Corporation of India Limited. The Miniratna status is granted by the concerned administrative Ministry/Department after they satisfy themselves that particular CPSE fulfills the laid down criteria in this regard. (d): The proposals received for grant of Navratna status are under consideration of the Government. Annex - I Annex to the Statement referred to in the reply to Lok Sabha Starred Question No. 126 for answer due on 30.11.2006 List of Navratna CPSEs (i) Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited (ii) Bharat Petroleum Corporation Limited (iii) GAIL (India) Limited (iv) Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Limited (v) Indian Oil Corporation Limited (vi) Mahanagar Telephone Nigam Limited (vii) National Thermal Power Corporation Limited (viii) Oil & Natural Gas Corporation Limited (ix) Steel Authority of India Limited LIST OF MINIRATNA CPSEs As on 31.10.2006 Category-I 1. Bharat Dynamics Limited 2. Bharat Electronics Limited 3. Bharat Earth Movers Limited 4. Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited 5. Bongaigaon Refineries & Petrochemicals Limited 6. Central Warehousing Corporation 7. Chennai Petroleum Corporation Limited 8. Container Corporation of India Limited 9. Dredging Corporation of India Limited 10. Engineers India Limited 11. Garden Reach Shipbuilders & Engineers Limited 12. Hindustan Aeronautics Limited 13. Hindustan Latex Limited 14. Hindustan Newsprint Limited 15. Housing & Urban Development Corporation Limited 16. India Tourism Development Corporation Limited 17. IRCON (International) Limited 18. Kochi Refineries Limited 19. Kudremukh Iron Ore Company Limited 20. Mazagaon Docks Limited 21. M M T C Limited 22. MSTC Limited 23. National Aluminium Company Limited 24. National Fertilizers Limited 25. National Mineral Development Corporation Limited 26. Neyveli Lignite Corporation 27. Numaligarh Refinery Limited 28. Oil India Limited 29. Power Finance Corporation Limited 30. Power Grid Corporation Limited 31. Rashtriya Chemicals & Fertilizers Limited 32. Rashtriya Ispat Nigam Limited 33. Rural Electrification Corporation Limited 34. RITES Limited 35. Shipping Corporation of India Limited 36. State Trading Corporation of India Limited 37. Telecommunications Consultants (India) Limited LIST OF MINIRATNA CPSEs Category-II 38. Balmer Lawrie & Co. Limited 39. Educational Consultants (I) Limited 40. Engineering Projects (I) Limited 41. Ferro Scrap Nigam Limited 42. HMT (International) Limited 43. Hospital Services Consultancy Corporation (I) Limited 44. India Trade Promotion Organisation 45. Indian Medicines Pharmaceuticals Corporation Limited 46. Manganese Ore India Limited 47. M E C O N Limited 48. National Film Development Corporation Limited 49. P E C Limited 50. Rajasthan Electronics & Instruments Limited 51. Water & Power Consultancy (India) Limited .