<p>There were 26 vacant posts of CMD/MD and 45 posts of functional directors in public sector units, Minister of State for Heavy Industries and Public Enterprises A Sai Prathap said in a written reply to Lok Sabha here.<br /><br />"The reasons for vacancies in board level posts in CPSEs are delay in obtaining vigilance clearance/approval of competent authority, selection of existing board level incumbent to other (or higher) post, unforeseen vacancies due to resignation/death/non-extension of tenure of existing board level incumbent," he said.<br /><br />Besides, he said, other reasons are scrapping of panel recommended by Public Enterprises Selection Board by the competent authority and creation of new board level posts and court cases.<br /><br />Asked by when all such appointments will be made on regular basis, Prathap said, the filling up of board level posts in CPSEs is a continuous process and these vacant posts get filled on a regular basis, after the incumbent takes charge of the post on completion of all the formalities in this regard.As on March 2009, there were 246 CPSEs in the country.</p>
<p>There were 26 vacant posts of CMD/MD and 45 posts of functional directors in public sector units, Minister of State for Heavy Industries and Public Enterprises A Sai Prathap said in a written reply to Lok Sabha here.<br /><br />"The reasons for vacancies in board level posts in CPSEs are delay in obtaining vigilance clearance/approval of competent authority, selection of existing board level incumbent to other (or higher) post, unforeseen vacancies due to resignation/death/non-extension of tenure of existing board level incumbent," he said.<br /><br />Besides, he said, other reasons are scrapping of panel recommended by Public Enterprises Selection Board by the competent authority and creation of new board level posts and court cases.<br /><br />Asked by when all such appointments will be made on regular basis, Prathap said, the filling up of board level posts in CPSEs is a continuous process and these vacant posts get filled on a regular basis, after the incumbent takes charge of the post on completion of all the formalities in this regard.As on March 2009, there were 246 CPSEs in the country.</p>