Lok Sabha Question No. 4339 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-03-22
Subject: Vacant Posts in the Category of SC, ST and OBC in the Ministry
Ministry: Education
Asked by: Shyam Yadav Singh

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF EDUCATION DEPARTMENT OF HIGHER EDUCATION

## LOKSABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4339 TO BE ANSWERED ON 22 ND MARCH, 2021

Vacant Posts in the Category of SC, ST and OBC in the Ministry

## 4339. SHRI SHYAM SINGH YADAV:

Will the Minister of EDUCATION be pleased to state:

- (a) whether it is a fact that a large number of posts are vacant in the category of Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes and Other Backward Classes in the Ministry;
- (b) if so, the details thereof along with the number of sanctioned vacant posts in SC/ST/OBC and General categories;
- (c) the details of the steps taken during the last three years for filling them; and
- (d) whether some communities are being deprived of the benefits of reservation by not making appointments on sanctioned posts?

## ANSWER MINISTER OF EDUCATION (SHRI RAMESH POKHRIYAL 'NISHANK')

(a) to (d): The detail of category-wise sanctioned and vacant posts belonging to various cadres such as Indian Statistical Services (ISS), Sub-ordinate Statistical Services (SSS), Indian Economic Services (IES), Central Secretariat Services (CSS), Central Secretariat Stenographers Services (CSSS), Central Secretariat Clerical Services (CSCS), Central Secretariat Official Language Services (CSOLS) etc. and posts under Central Staffing Scheme are maintained and vacancies are filled up by respective Cadre Controlling Authorities. As far as the posts, whose Cadre Controlling Authority is this Ministry, are concerned, a detail of category-wise sanctioned and vacant posts are given in the table at Annexure .

In respect of vacancies mentioned in the Annexure , Senior Secretariat Assistant (SSA) is a centralized post in CSCS cadre but reservation roster is maintained by this Department. Filling up of vacancies is an ongoing and continuous process. The vacancies are filled through promotion/ direct recruitment/ deputation/ departmental examination as prescribed in their recruitment rules and are reported to the Department of Personnel & Training (DoP&T) or Staff Selection Commission (SSC) etc. from time to time.

Zone of Consideration for promotion to the post of SSA is issued by DoP&T. Instructions issued by DoP&T from time to time for promotion are adhered to. All candidates covered under Zone of Consideration issued by DoP&T have been promoted.

ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (A) TO (D) OF LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4339 TO BE ANSWERED ON 22.03.2021 ASKED BY SHRI SHYAM SINGH YADAV, HON'BLE MEMBER OF PARLIAMENT REGARDING 'VACANT POSTS IN THE CATEGORY OF SC, ST AND OBC IN THE MINISTRY'

| Name of the post                   | Sanctioned Posts   | Sanctioned Posts   | Sanctioned Posts   | Sanctioned Posts   | Sanctioned Posts   | In position   | In position   | In position   | In position   | In position   | In position   | In position   | Vacant Posts   | Vacant Posts   | Vacant Posts   | Vacant Posts   | Vacant Posts   | Vacant Posts   |
|------------------------------------|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
| Name of the post                   | Gen.               | SC                 | ST                 | OBC                | EWS                | Total         | Gen.          | SC            | ST            | OBC           | EWS           | Total         | Gen.           | SC             | ST             | OBC            | EWS            | Total          |
| Senior Secretariat Assistant (SSA) | 43                 | 8                  | 3                  | -                  | -                  | 54            | 16            | 3             | 2             | -             | -             | 21            | 27             | 5              | 1              | -              | -              | 33             |
| Multi- Tasking Staff               | 81                 | 29                 | 14                 | 53                 | 20                 | 197           | 31            | 67            | 8             | 12            | 20            | 138           | 50             | -38* (excess)  | 6              | 41             | 0              | 59             |
| Canteen Attendant                  | 7                  | 1                  | 1                  | 2                  | -                  | 11            | 2             | 2             | -             | -             | -             | 4             | 5              | -1* (excess)   | 1              | 2              | -              | 7              |

Gen.-General

EWS-Economically Weaker Section