Question : PSUS IN BIHAR



(a) the details including name of total number of Public Sector Undertakings (PSUs) working in Bihar as on date;

(b) the total amount of funds invested in each PSU during the last three years and the current, year-wise;

(c) the details of profit and loss during the said period, PSU/ year-wise;

(d) the total amount of funds spent by tne said PSUs under Corporate Social Responsibility activities during the last three years and the current year; and

(e) the total percentage of this expenditure out of the profit earned, PSU-wise?

Answer given by the minister


THE MINISTER OF HEAVY INDUSTRIES & PUBLIC ENTERPRISES
(SHRI PRAFUL PATEL)

(a) to (c): As per information available in Public Enterprises Survey 2011-12 laid in Parliament in February, 2013, two Central Public Sector Enterprises (CPSEs) namely Bharat Wagon & Engineering Company Ltd. and HPCL Biofuels Ltd. were functioning in Bihar as on 31.3.2012. The CPSE-wise details of funds (Paid-up Share Capital and Reserves & Surplus) invested and profit and loss during the last three years is given below.

	Details of funds and Profit/Loss	(Rs.in crore)
CPSE	2011-12	2010-11	2009-10
Bharat Wagon &	(Funds)	-24.93	(Funds) -16.26	(Funds)	9.07
Engineering	(Profit/	-8.67	(Profit/	-9.99	(Profit/)	-9.08
Co. Ltd.	Loss)	Loss)	Loss
HPCL Biofuels	(Funds)	152.05	(Funds)	195.65	Under Construction
Ltd.	(Profit/	-43.60	(Profit	NIL	-	Loss)	/Loss) 

(d) and (e): As per Department of Public Enterprises O.M. dated 12th April,20I3,the sick or loss making companies or those having a negative Net Worth are not mandated to earmark specific funds for Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) and sustainability activities.