Lok Sabha Question No. 4726 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-03-24
Subject: Jobs on Compassionate Ground
Ministry: COMMUNICATIONS
Asked by: Pratima Bhoumik

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF COMMUNICATIONS DEPARTMENT OF POSTS

## LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4726 TO BE ANSWERED ON 24 TH  MARCH, 2021

## JOBS ON COMPASSIONATE GROUND

## 4726.   MS. PRATIMA BHOUMIK:

Will the Minister of COMMUNICATIONS be pleased to state:

- (a) whether  the  Government  has  any  data  with  regard  to  the  deaths  of  their  staff  during  their service period/on duty and if so, details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor;
- (b) the number of jobs given to the kins/dependents on compassionate ground in each of the last five years, State/UT-wise; and
- (c) the number  of cases pending with the Government  with  regard to giving jobs on compassionate ground to the dependents of the deceased Staff who died during their service period and the action taken by the Government to resolve these pending cases?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE FOR COMMUNICATIONS, EDUCATION AND ELECTRONICS & INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY (SHRI SANJAY DHOTRE)

- (a) Yes Sir. Details of staff who died during service/on duty during the last five years i.e. 2016 to 2020 are as below :-
- I. Department of Posts - 3628
- II.Department of Telecommunications - 30
- (b) Details of the number of jobs given to the kins/dependents on compassionate grounds for the last five years Circle- wise and year-wise are given in Appendix-I .
- (c)      A  total  number  of  2648  cases  in  Department  of  Posts  and  35  cases  in  Department  of Telecommunications including carry forward cases for giving jobs on compassionate grounds to the dependents  of  the  deceased  staff  are  pending.  Government  takes  prompt  action  to  ensure  that  all formalities  related  to  compassionate  appointments  are  completed in  time  bound  manner. However, the number of vacancies reserved for compassionate appointments fall short as these can be only 5% of the total DR vacancy of the recruitment year as per existing rules on the subject matter.

APPENDIX-I REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (b) OF UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4726 BY  MS.  PRATIMA  BHOUMIK  TO  BE  ANSWERED  IN  LOK  SABHA  ON  24.03.2021 REGARDING JOBS ON COMPASSIONATE GROUNDS.

Details of the number of jobs given to the kins/dependents on compassionate grounds for the last five years Circle- wise and year-wise are as under: -

| Year           | No. of jobs given to kins/dependents of deceased staff   |
|----------------|----------------------------------------------------------|
| ANDHRA PRADESH |                                                          |
| 2016           | 30                                                       |
| 2017           | 17                                                       |
| 2018           | 12                                                       |
| 2019           | 18                                                       |
| 2020           | 00                                                       |
| ASSAM          |                                                          |
| 2016           | 05                                                       |
| 2017           | 04                                                       |
| 2018           | 00                                                       |
| 2019           | 00                                                       |
| 2020           | 00                                                       |
| BIHAR          |                                                          |
| 2016           | 11                                                       |
| 2017           | 16                                                       |
| 2018           | 12                                                       |
| 2019           | 10                                                       |
| 2020           | 17                                                       |

| Year             | No. of jobs given to kins/dependents of deceased staff   |
|------------------|----------------------------------------------------------|
| CHHATTISGARH     |                                                          |
| 2016             | 01                                                       |
| 2017             | 05                                                       |
| 2018             | 00                                                       |
| 2019             | 02                                                       |
| 2020             | 00                                                       |
| DELHI            |                                                          |
| 2016             | 18                                                       |
| 2017             | 29                                                       |
| 2018             | 20                                                       |
| 2019             | 24                                                       |
| 2020             | 17                                                       |
| GUJARAT          |                                                          |
| 2016             | 28                                                       |
| 2017             | 23                                                       |
| 2018             | 30                                                       |
| 2019             | 20                                                       |
| 2020             | 00                                                       |
| HIMACHAL PRADESH |                                                          |
| 2016             | 00                                                       |
| 2017             | 00                                                       |
| 2018             | 02                                                       |
| 2019             | 03                                                       |
| 2020             | 00                                                       |
| HARYANA          |                                                          |
| 2016             | 07                                                       |
| 2017             | 07                                                       |
| 2018             | 00                                                       |
| 2019             | 00                                                       |
| 2020             | 00                                                       |

| Year           | No. of jobs given to kins/dependents of deceased staff   |
|----------------|----------------------------------------------------------|
| JAMMU &KASHMIR |                                                          |
| 2016           | 01                                                       |
| 2017           | 04                                                       |
| 2018           | 00                                                       |
| 2019           | 00                                                       |
| 2020           | 06                                                       |
| JHARKHAND      |                                                          |
| 2016           | 02                                                       |
| 2017           | 01                                                       |
| 2018           | 02                                                       |
| 2019           | 00                                                       |
| 2020           | 00                                                       |
| KARNATAKA      |                                                          |
| 2016           | 29                                                       |
| 2017           | 21                                                       |
| 2018           | 11                                                       |
| 2019           | 20                                                       |
| 2020           | 00                                                       |
| KERALA         |                                                          |
| 2016           | 21                                                       |
| 2017           | 21                                                       |
| 2018           | 18                                                       |
| 2019           |                                                          |
| 2020           | 25                                                       |
| MAHARASHTRA    |                                                          |
| 2016           | 100                                                      |
| 2017           |                                                          |
| 2018           | 91                                                       |
| 2019           | 00                                                       |
| 2020           | 00                                                       |

| Year           | No. of jobs given to kins/dependents of deceased staff   |
|----------------|----------------------------------------------------------|
| MADHYA PRADESH |                                                          |
| 2016           | 07                                                       |
| 2017           | 08                                                       |
| 2018           | 01                                                       |
| 2019           | 12                                                       |
| 2020           | 02                                                       |
| NORTH-EAST     |                                                          |
| 2016           | 03                                                       |
| 2017           | 00                                                       |
| 2018           | 00                                                       |
| 2019           | 00                                                       |
| 2020           | 00                                                       |
| ODISHA         |                                                          |
| 2016           | 04                                                       |
| 2017           | 05                                                       |
| 2018           | 05                                                       |
| 2019           | 03                                                       |
| 2020           | 02                                                       |
| PUNJAB         |                                                          |
| 2016           | 12                                                       |
| 2017           | 08                                                       |
| 2018           | 04                                                       |
| 2019           | 00                                                       |
| 2020           | 00                                                       |
| RAJASTHAN      |                                                          |
| 2016           | 11                                                       |
| 2017           | 12                                                       |
| 2018           | 03                                                       |
| 2019           | 00                                                       |
| 2020           | 00                                                       |

| Year          | No. of jobs given to kins/dependents of deceased staff   |
|---------------|----------------------------------------------------------|
| TAMILNADU     |                                                          |
| 2016          | 32                                                       |
| 2017          | 24                                                       |
| 2018          | 25                                                       |
| 2019          | 00                                                       |
| 2020          | 00                                                       |
| TELANGANA     |                                                          |
| 2016          | 05                                                       |
| 2017          | 04                                                       |
| 2018          | 05                                                       |
| 2019          | 08                                                       |
| 2020          | 02                                                       |
| UTTAR PRADESH |                                                          |
| 2016          | 50                                                       |
| 2017          | 00                                                       |
| 2018          | 42                                                       |
| 2019          | 43                                                       |
| 2020          | 00                                                       |
| UTTARAKHAND   |                                                          |
| 2016          | 02                                                       |
| 2017          | 05                                                       |
| 2018          | 07                                                       |
| 2019          | 00                                                       |
| 2020          | 00                                                       |
| WEST BENGAL   |                                                          |
| 2016          | 46                                                       |
| 2017          | 29                                                       |
| 2018          | 32                                                       |
| 2019          | 03                                                       |
| 2020          | 00                                                       |

| Year                             | No. of jobs given to kins/dependents of deceased staff   |
|----------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------|
| POSTAL DIRECTORATE               |                                                          |
| 2016                             | 00                                                       |
| 2017                             | 03                                                       |
| 2018                             | 00                                                       |
| 2019                             | 00                                                       |
| 2020                             | 00                                                       |
| DEPARTMENT OF TELECOMMUNICATIONS |                                                          |
| 2016                             | 01                                                       |
| 2017                             | 01                                                       |
| 2018                             | 02                                                       |
| 2019                             | 04                                                       |
| 2020                             | 00                                                       |

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