Lok Sabha Question No. 3129 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-12-31
Subject: NIOS Consultants
Ministry: HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: VINOD CHAVDA

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT OF SCHOOL EDUCATION & LITERACY

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3129 TO BE ANSWERED ON 31 st    December, 2018

## NIOS Consultants

## 3129. SHRI VINOD LAKHAMASHI CHAVDA:

Will the Minister of HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT be pleased to state:

- (a) whether it is a fact that the Government pays same salary to all the contractual persons and consultants at National Institute of Open Schooling (NIOS);
- (b) if so, the details thereof;
- (c) if not, the reasons therefor; and
- (d) the details of the contractual staff at NIOS in different projects, State/ UT-wise?

## ANSWER MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT (Dr. SATYA PAL SINGH)

- (a): No, Madam.
- (b): Does not arise.
- (c): Due to  requirement  of  different  Level  for  various  projects,  National  Institute  of Open  Schooling  (NIOS)  engages  manpower  at  different level. Accordingly, the remuneration is also paid to contractual staff for different project at different level.
- (d): A statement indicating the Project- wise and Regional Centre-wise details of the contractual staff at NIOS is annexed at Annexure-'A'.

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## Annexure - A

## STATEMENT REFERED TO IN REPLY TO PART (d) OF LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3129 FOR ANSWER ON 31.12.2018 REGARDING 'NIOS CONSULTANTS'

## Headquarter

| D.El.Ed. Project      | D.El.Ed. Project         | D.El.Ed. Project            | D.El.Ed. Project   | Asha Project                | Asha Project     | Asha Project        | PMGDISA Project   | PMGDISA Project   |
|-----------------------|--------------------------|-----------------------------|--------------------|-----------------------------|------------------|---------------------|-------------------|-------------------|
| Executiv e Assistan t | Senior Executive Officer | Deputy Project Coordinat or | Consulta nt        | Project Assistant - cum-DEO | Project Director | Assista nt Director | Superviso r       | Proctor           |
| 10                    | 2                        | 3                           | 2                  | 1                           | 1                | 1                   | 2                 | 38                |

## Regional Centres

| Regional Centre   | D.El.Ed. Project      | D.El.Ed. Project   | D.El.Ed. Project   | Asha Project                | Asha Project   | Jan Swasthya      | Total   |
|-------------------|-----------------------|--------------------|--------------------|-----------------------------|----------------|-------------------|---------|
| Regional Centre   | Executiv e Assistan t | State Coordinat or | State Consultan t  | Project Assistant - cum-DEO | Consultan t    | Project Assistant |         |
| Delhi             | 6                     | 3                  | 1                  | 1                           | 0              | 0                 | 11      |
| Hyderabad         | 1                     | 1                  | 0                  | 0                           | 0              | 0                 | 2       |
| Vishakhapatnam    | 0                     | 0                  | 0                  | 0                           | 0              | 0                 | 0       |
| Guwahati (NE)     | 7                     | 3                  | 2                  | 2                           | 1              | 0                 | 15      |
| Pune              | 2                     | 1                  | 0                  | 0                           | 1              | 0                 | 4       |
| Chandigarh        | 2                     | 3                  | 1                  | 1                           | 0              | 0                 | 7       |
| Kolkata           | 6                     | 3                  | 0                  | 0                           | 1              | 0                 | 10      |
| Bhubaneswar       | 4                     | 0                  | 0                  | 0                           | 0              | 0                 | 4       |
| Patna             | 8                     | 4                  | 0                  | 0                           | 0              | 2                 | 14      |
| Kochi             | 2                     | 1                  | 0                  | 0                           | 0              | 0                 | 3       |
| Jaipur            | 0                     | 0                  | 0                  | 0                           | 0              | 0                 | 0       |
| Kota              | 2                     | 1                  | 0                  | 0                           | 0              | 0                 | 3       |
| Bhopal            | 8                     | 4                  | 0                  | 0                           | 1              | 0                 | 13      |
| Allahabad         | 3                     | 2                  | 0                  | 0                           | 0              | 0                 | 5       |
| Amethi            | 0                     | 0                  | 0                  | 0                           | 0              | 0                 | 0       |
| Dehradun          | 2                     | 1                  | 1                  | 1                           | 0              | 0                 | 5       |
| Gandhi Nagar      | 2                     | 1                  | 0                  | 0                           | 1              | 0                 | 4       |
| Bengaluru         | 0                     | 0                  | 0                  | 0                           | 0              | 0                 | 0       |
| Raipur            | 2                     | 1                  | 1                  | 0                           | 0              | 0                 | 4       |
| Ranchi            | 4                     | 1                  | 0                  | 0                           | 0              | 0                 | 5       |
| Chennai           | 2                     | 1                  | 0                  | 0                           | 0              | 0                 | 3       |
| Dharamshala       | 2                     | 1                  | 1                  | 1                           | 0              | 0                 | 5       |
| Sikkim            | 0                     | 0                  | 1                  | 1                           | 0              | 0                 | 2       |
| Total             | 65                    | 32                 | 8                  | 7                           | 5              | 2                 | 119     |