Lok Sabha Question No. 4500 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-12-14
Subject: SC/ST/OBC Employees
Ministry: PERSONNEL, PUBLIC GRIEVANCES AND PENSIONS
Asked by: MALLIKARJUN  KHARGE

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF PERSONNEL, PUBLIC GRIEVANCES AND PENSIONS (DEPARTMENT OF PERSONNEL & TRAINING)

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4500

(TO BE ANSWERED ON 14.12.2016)

## SC/ST/OBC EMPLOYEES

## 4500. SHRI MALLIKARJUN KHARGE:

Will the PRIME MINISTER be pleased to state:

- (a) the  number of officers  inducted  in  different  services  by  UPSC  from  categories  SC, ST, OBC and total, year-wise from 2009-2016;
- (b) the number of employees in the Government of India belonging to the categories SC, ST and OBC on different ranks in different groups, department-wise;
- (c) whether  the  Government  has  observed  any  declining  trend  in  the  number  of employees  from  SC,  ST  and  OBC  category  in  the  topmost  posts  in  the  Union Government; and
- (d) if so, the details thereof?

## 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):      The  number  of  SC,  ST,  OBC  category  candidates  recommended  by  UPSC  through Direct Recruitment by examination such as Civil Services Examination and other examinations, Direct Recruitment by Selection and Officers recommended through DPCs are placed at Annexure-A , Annexure-B , Annexure-C respectively.

(b):    A URL namely 'rrcps.nic.in' has been launched in the year 2012 to collect on-line data on the representation of Scheduled Castes (SCs), Scheduled Tribes (STs) and Other Backward  Classes  (OBCs)  in  the  posts/services  of  the  Ministries/Departments  of  the Central Government.

Information as on 1 st January, 2016 for the year 2015, in respect of number of SC, ST and  OBC  employees,  department-wise  and  group-wise is at Annexure-D .  However, information on different ranks in different groups is not maintained centrally.

(c) & (d): As per data uploaded on 'rrcps.nic.in' by the Central Government Departments/Ministries, information on the representation of SCs, STs, and OBCs in Group A posts/services for the year 2011 upto 2015 is at Annexure-E.

Annexure -A

| Category -wise details of the No. of Candidates recommended by the UPSC from the years 2009-2016, through the direct recruitment examinations   | Category -wise details of the No. of Candidates recommended by the UPSC from the years 2009-2016, through the direct recruitment examinations   | Category -wise details of the No. of Candidates recommended by the UPSC from the years 2009-2016, through the direct recruitment examinations   | Category -wise details of the No. of Candidates recommended by the UPSC from the years 2009-2016, through the direct recruitment examinations   | Category -wise details of the No. of Candidates recommended by the UPSC from the years 2009-2016, through the direct recruitment examinations   | Category -wise details of the No. of Candidates recommended by the UPSC from the years 2009-2016, through the direct recruitment examinations   |
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|                                                                                                                                                 |                                                                                                                                                 |                                                                                                                                                 |                                                                                                                                                 |                                                                                                                                                 | Total (including unreserved)                                                                                                                    |
| No. 1                                                                                                                                           | Year 2009                                                                                                                                       | SC 519                                                                                                                                          | ST 269                                                                                                                                          | OBC 1141                                                                                                                                        | 4440                                                                                                                                            |
| 2                                                                                                                                               | 2010                                                                                                                                            | 555                                                                                                                                             | 295                                                                                                                                             | 1238                                                                                                                                            | 5069                                                                                                                                            |
| 3                                                                                                                                               | 2011                                                                                                                                            | 729                                                                                                                                             | 353                                                                                                                                             | 1286                                                                                                                                            | 6695                                                                                                                                            |
| 4                                                                                                                                               | 2012                                                                                                                                            | 475                                                                                                                                             | 255                                                                                                                                             | 1193                                                                                                                                            | 4948                                                                                                                                            |
| 5                                                                                                                                               | 2013                                                                                                                                            | 782                                                                                                                                             | 408                                                                                                                                             | 1401                                                                                                                                            | 6319                                                                                                                                            |
| 6                                                                                                                                               | 2014                                                                                                                                            | 540                                                                                                                                             | 269                                                                                                                                             | 1207                                                                                                                                            | 4939                                                                                                                                            |
| 7                                                                                                                                               | 2015                                                                                                                                            | 576                                                                                                                                             | 283                                                                                                                                             | 1200                                                                                                                                            | 4756                                                                                                                                            |
| 8                                                                                                                                               | 2016                                                                                                                                            | -                                                                                                                                               | -                                                                                                                                               | -                                                                                                                                               | -                                                                                                                                               |
|                                                                                                                                                 | Total                                                                                                                                           | 4176                                                                                                                                            | 2132                                                                                                                                            | 8666                                                                                                                                            | 37166                                                                                                                                           |

Annexure-B No. of Candidates by Direct Recruitment by Selection

| Year    | No of Candidates Recommended   | No of Candidates Recommended   | No of Candidates Recommended   | No of Candidates Recommended   | No of Candidates Recommended   |
|---------|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
| Year    | SC                             | ST                             | OBC                            | UR                             | TOTAL                          |
| 2009-10 | 119                            | 45                             | 259                            | 385                            | 808                            |
| 2010-11 | 155                            | 58                             | 396                            | 508                            | 1117                           |
| 2011-12 | 128                            | 46                             | 340                            | 522                            | 1036                           |
| 2012-13 | 84                             | 35                             | 197                            | 301                            | 617                            |
| 2013-14 | 151                            | 67                             | 312                            | 523                            | 1053                           |
| 2014-15 | 335                            | 170                            | 807                            | 991                            | 2303                           |
| 2015-16 | 165                            | 82                             | 397                            | 563                            | 1207                           |

## Annexure-C

Information  of  vacancies  reserved  for  SC/ST  Officers  and  the  number  of  SC/ST  Officers recommended  for  appointment  against  reserved/unreserved  vacancies  by  the  DPCs  for  the Years 2008-09 to 2015-16* :

| Years   | No. of vacancies reserved   | No. of vacancies reserved   | No. of vacancies reserved   | No. of officers recommended against reserved vacancies   | No. of officers recommended against reserved vacancies   | No. of officers recommended against reserved vacancies   | No. of officers recommended against unreserved vacancies   | No. of officers recommended against unreserved vacancies   | No. of officers recommended against unreserved vacancies   | Total No. of officers recommended in all categories   | Others         |
|---------|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------|----------------|
| Years   | SC                          | ST                          | Total                       | SC                                                       | ST                                                       | Total                                                    | SC                                                         | ST                                                         | Total                                                      |                                                       |                |
| 1       | 2                           | 3                           | 4                           | 5                                                        | 6                                                        | 7                                                        | 8                                                          | 9                                                          | 10                                                         | 11                                                    | 12=[11-(7+10)] |
| 2008-09 | 725                         | 390                         | 1115                        | 557                                                      | 185                                                      | 742                                                      | 313                                                        | 75                                                         | 388                                                        | 6056                                                  | 4926           |
| 2009-10 | 574                         | 305                         | 879                         | 586                                                      | 227                                                      | 813                                                      | 382                                                        | 89                                                         | 471                                                        | 6634                                                  | 5350           |
| 2010-11 | 415                         | 234                         | 649                         | 224                                                      | 117                                                      | 341                                                      | 338                                                        | 96                                                         | 434                                                        | 3598                                                  | 2823           |
| 2011-12 | 806                         | 506                         | 1312                        | 654                                                      | 237                                                      | 891                                                      | 565                                                        | 168                                                        | 733                                                        | 6507                                                  | 4883           |
| 2012-13 | 528                         | 275                         | 803                         | 528                                                      | 183                                                      | 711                                                      | 262                                                        | 107                                                        | 369                                                        | 5652                                                  | 4572           |
| 2013-14 | 654                         | 311                         | 965                         | 505                                                      | 181                                                      | 686                                                      | 326                                                        | 116                                                        | 442                                                        | 5661                                                  | 4533           |
| 2014-15 | 787                         | 425                         | 1212                        | 640                                                      | 281                                                      | 921                                                      | 426                                                        | 188                                                        | 614                                                        | 6869                                                  | 5334           |
| 2015-16 | 858                         | 424                         | 1282                        | 749                                                      | 276                                                      | 1025                                                     | 582                                                        | 206                                                        | 788                                                        | 8396                                                  | 6583           |

## Annexure-D

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## Annexure-E

SC, ST and OBC category employees, in Group 'A' posts of Government of India

| Year (as on 1 st January of the succeeding year)   | SCs            | STs          | OBCs          |   Nos. of Departments/ Ministries |
|----------------------------------------------------|----------------|--------------|---------------|-----------------------------------|
| 2011 (1.1.2012)                                    | 10808 (13.84%) | 4362 (5.59%) | 7709 (9.87%)  |                                78 |
| 2012 (1.1.2013)                                    | 10558 (13.9%)  | 4408 (5.8%)  | 8396 (11.06%) |                                76 |
| 2013 (1.1.2014)                                    | 9531 (13.07%)  | 4099 (5.62%) | 7809 (10.71%) |                                71 |
| 2014 (1.1.2015)                                    | 9570 (13.18%)  | 4224 (5.82%) | 8609 (11.86%) |                                59 |
| 2015 (1.1.2016)                                    | 3503 (12.61%)  | 1307 (4.7%)  | 3637 (13.09%) |                                39 |