Minister of State for Labour & Employment, Shri Rameswar Teli has informed that As per the information available with Department of Personnel & Training, Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances & Pensions, the estimated number of Central Government Civilian regular employees available as on 01.03.2018, 01.03.2019 and 01.03.2020 is as given below:
| Years | Total Number of employees in position (in Lakh) |
| 2017-18 | 31.19 |
| 2018-19 | 30.89 |
| 2019-20 | 31.33 |
Source: DoPT
As per the information available with Department of Public Enterprises (DPE), Ministry of Finance, the total number of regular employees working in Central Public Sector Enterprises (CPSEs) is as follows:
| Year | Total Number of Regular Employees
(in Lakh) |
| 2017-18 | 10.87 |
| 2018-19 | 10.71 |
| 2019-20 | 9.10 |
| 2020-21 | 8.61 |
Source: DPE, M/o Finance
The employment in CPSEs depends upon their requirement as per their expansion/investment plan from time to time.