The number of regular employees hired by Central Public Sector Enterprises (CPSEs) declined 3.14 per cent to 814,018, while that of contract workers rose 8.8 per cent to 704,565 in the financial year 2023-24 (FY24), according to the latest Public Enterprises Survey released last week.
CPSEs across categories employed a total of 1.5 million people in FY24, reflecting a growth of 2.05 per cent.
The survey further noted that the share of skilled employees among total regular employees stood at 81.06 per cent (659,812 persons) in FY24. The Power Transmission, Heavy & Medium Engineering, and Telecommunications and Information Technology sectors had the highest proportion of skilled regular employees, while the Industrial and Consumer Goods, Trading & Marketing, and Coal sectors had the lowest.
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