Lok Sabha Question No. 889 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-12-20
Subject: Vacancies in Central Government
Ministry: PERSONNEL, PUBLIC GRIEVANCES AND PENSIONS
Asked by: MANSHANKAR NINAMA, HARISH CHANDRA MEENA, BOORA NARSAIAH GOUD

## MINISTRY OF PERSONNEL, PUBLIC GRIEVANCES AND PENSIONS

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA (DEPARTMENT OF PERSONNEL AND TRAINING)

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 889

(TO BE ANSWERED ON 20.12.2017)

## VACANCIES IN CENTRAL GOVERNMENT

†889.   SHRI MANSHANKAR NINAMA: SHRI HARISH MEENA: DR. BOORA NARSAIAH GOUD:

Will the PRIME MINISTER be pleased to state:

- (a) the group-wise details of Central Government employees retired and resigned during the last three years, year-wise;
- (b) the group-wise number of employees appointed against the vacancies so arised during the said period;
- (c) the group-wise details of employees given compulsory retirement during the said period;
- (d) the present status of vacant posts in the Central Government along with the vacancies filled in during the last three years for each class upto officer level; and
- (e) the details of posts in various groups in Central Government abolished during the last three years and the current year, department and group-wise?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF PERSONNEL, PUBLIC GRIEVANCES AND PENSIONS AND MINISTER OF STATE IN THE PRIME MINISTER'S OFFICE (DR. JITENDRA SINGH)

- (a): Centralized data regarding employees who retired/resigned during last three years is not maintained.
- (b): Vacancies  caused  due  to  retirement,  death,  promotion  etc.  are  required  to  be  filled following  provisions  of  recruitment  rules  for  the  post.  The  number  of  direct  recruitments made by Staff Selection Commission and Union Public Service Commission for the last three years is as per table below:

| Year    | Number of candidates recommended by UPSC   | Number of candidates recommended by UPSC   | Number of candidates recommended by SSC   | Number of candidates recommended by SSC   |
|---------|--------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------|
|         | Recruitment by Examination                 | Direct Recruitment by Selection            | All India Competitive Examination         | Selection posts                           |
| 2014-15 | 5969                                       | 2303                                       | 57542                                     | 524                                       |
| 2015-16 | 5659                                       | 1207                                       | 24604                                     | 534                                       |
| 2016-17 | 4612                                       | 1123                                       | 68496                                     | 384                                       |

(c): As  per  the  available  information,  provisions  under  FR  56(j)  and  similar  provisions under service rules have been invoked/recommended in case of 53 Group 'A' officers and 123 Group 'B' officers  of  Central  Civil  Services,  during  the  period  from  1 st July  2014  till  31 st October 2017.

(d) & (e): As per the Annual Report on Pay and Allowances of Central Government Civilian Employees,  the  number  of  vacant  posts  in  position  in  various  Ministries/  Departments  is 4,12,752 out of total sanctioned strength of 36,33,935 as on 01.03.2016.

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