Lok Sabha Question No. 1942 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-11-29
Subject: Departmental Promotion Committee
Ministry: INFORMATION AND BROADCASTING
Asked by: Devusinh Jesingbhai Chauhan

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF INFORMATION & BROADCASTING

LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1942 (TO BE ANSWERED ON 29.11.2019)

## DEPARTMENTAL PROMOTION COMMITTEE

## 1942.  SHRI DEVUSINH JESINGHBHAI CHAUHAN:

Will the MINISTER OF INFORMATION & BROADCASTING be pleased to state:

- (a)  the number of posts lying vacant in Directorate of Doordarshan and Directorate of Aakashwani as on date, State-wise; (b)  the  steps  taken  by  the  Government  to  fill  up  these  vacant  posts  in  the  country including Uttarakhand; (c)   the progress made in regard to conduct Department Promotion Committee(DPC)
- for regular promotions by the Ministry; and
- (d)   the time frame fixed for the same by the Ministry?

## ANSWER

THE MINISTER OF ENVIRONMENT, FOREST AND CLIMATE CHANGE; MINISTER OF INFORMATION AND BROADCASTING; AND MINISTER OF HEAVY INDUSTRIES AND PUBLIC ENTERPRISES (SHRI PRAKASH JAVADEKAR)

(a)  State-wise  number  of  posts  lying  vacant  in  Doordarshan  and  All  India Radio as informed by Prasar Bharati is enclosed at Annexure-I&II respectively.

(b) to (d) Limited recruitment has been undertaken as a special dispensation through Staff Selection Commission for critical Group 'B' and 'C' vacancies, approved  by  the  Government,  on  an  All  India  basis,  including  vacancies  in Uttarakhand.

The Ministry and Prasar Bharati have conducted DPCs in accordance with the extant instructions of Department of Personnel & Training (DoP&T).

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## Annexure referred to in reply to part (a) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 1942 for answer on 29.11.2019

## State wise Vacancy Position in Doordarshan

|   S.N. | Name of State              | No. of Vacancies   |
|--------|----------------------------|--------------------|
|      1 | Andhra Pradesh             | 547                |
|      2 | Arunachal Pradesh          | 140                |
|      3 | Assam                      | 575                |
|      4 | Bihar                      | 227                |
|      5 | Chhattisgarh               | 141                |
|      6 | Goa                        | 45                 |
|      7 | Gujarat                    | 648                |
|      8 | Haryana                    | 70                 |
|      9 | Himachal Pradesh           | 94                 |
|     10 | Jammu & Kashmir            | 605                |
|     11 | Jharkhand                  | 107                |
|     12 | Karnataka                  | 520                |
|     13 | Kerala                     | 304                |
|     14 | Madhya Pradesh             | 519                |
|     15 | Maharashtra                | 877                |
|     16 | Manipur                    | 99                 |
|     17 | Meghalaya                  | 219                |
|     18 | Mizoram                    | 142                |
|     19 | Nagaland                   | 139                |
|     20 | Odisha                     | 446                |
|     21 | Punjab                     | 400                |
|     22 | Rajasthan                  | 644                |
|     23 | Sikkim                     | -3*                |
|     24 | Tamil Nadu                 | 603                |
|     25 | Tripura                    | 108                |
|     26 | Uttar Pradesh              | 767                |
|     27 | Uttrakhand                 | 62                 |
|     28 | West Bengal                | 414                |
|     29 | Andaman and Nicobar Island | 54                 |
|     30 | Chandigarh                 | -20*               |
|     31 | Delhi                      | 519                |
|     32 | Puducherry                 | 55                 |

## Annexure referred to in reply to part (a) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 1942 for answer on 29.11.2019

## State wise Vacancy Position in All India Radio

|   S. N. | Name of State             |   No. of Vacancies |
|---------|---------------------------|--------------------|
|       1 | Andhra Pradesh            |                355 |
|       2 | Arunachal Pradesh         |                285 |
|       3 | Assam                     |                572 |
|       4 | Bihar                     |                325 |
|       5 | Chattisgarh               |                237 |
|       6 | Delhi                     |               2604 |
|       7 | Goa                       |                131 |
|       8 | Gujrat                    |                561 |
|       9 | Haryana                   |                134 |
|      10 | Himachal Pradesh          |                188 |
|      11 | Jammu Kashmir and Laddakh |                719 |
|      12 | Jharkhand                 |                170 |
|      13 | Karnataka                 |                706 |
|      14 | Kerala                    |                456 |
|      15 | Madhya Pradesh            |                580 |
|      16 | Maharashtra               |               1573 |
|      17 | Manipur                   |                138 |
|      18 | Meghalaya                 |                210 |
|      19 | Mizoram                   |                108 |
|      20 | Nagaland                  |                129 |
|      21 | Odisha                    |                499 |
|      22 | Punjab                    |                333 |
|      23 | Rajasthan                 |                686 |
|      24 | Sikkim                    |                 44 |
|      25 | Tamilnadu                 |               1104 |
|      26 | Telangana                 |                260 |
|      27 | Tripura                   |                163 |
|      28 | Uttarkhand                |                135 |
|      29 | Uttar Pradesh             |                881 |
|      30 | West Bangal               |                786 |