Private persons cannot be hired for CPSEs: Government

NEW DELHI: Private sector applicants cannot be hired for board-level posts in Central Public Sector Enterprises (CPSEs), the government said today.

As per rules, Public Enterprises Selection Board (PESB) is responsible for selection and placement of personnel in the posts of Chairman, Managing Director or Chairman-cum-Managing Director and Functional Director as well as in posts at any other level as may be specified by the government.

"At present, applicants working in private sector are not eligible to apply to board-level posts in any CPSE," Minister of State for Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions Jitendra Singh told Rajya Sabha in a written reply.