Lok Sabha Question No. 5206 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-07-24
Subject: Filling up of Reserved Vacancies in Different Departments
Ministry: PERSONNEL, PUBLIC GRIEVANCES AND PENSIONS
Asked by: Kaushal Kishore, Upendra Singh Rawat, Raja Amareshwara Naik, Vinod Kumar Sonkar, Sukanta Majumdar

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 5206

(TO BE ANSWERED ON 24.07.2019)

## FILLING UP OF RESERVED VACANCIES IN DIFFERENT DEPARTMENTS

## †5206. SHRI KAUSHAL KISHORE:

SHRI UPENDRA SINGH RAWAT: SHRI RAJA AMARESHWARA NAIK: SHRI VINOD KUMAR SONKAR: DR. SUKANTA MAJUMDAR:

Will the PRIME MINISTER be pleased to state:

- (a) the number of backlog vacancies of Scheduled Castes (SCs), Scheduled Tribes (STs) and Other  Backward  Classes  (OBCs)  in  Government  enterprises,  Government  departments and autonomous institutions during the last five years and the current year, till date;
- (b) the time since which they are lying vacant, Ministry and Post-wise along with the reasons therefor;
- (c) whether the Government is appointing candidates through SSC on contract basis under Group  'C'  on  various  SC/ST  and  general  category  posts  in  various  Ministries  and autonomous institutions and if so, the details and the reasons therefor;
- (d) the time by which the various posts of SC/ST/OBC backlog vacancies in the Ministries and autonomous institutions are likely to be filled;
- (e) whether  the  Government  has  taken  any  decision  to  fill  up  the  backlog  vacancies  by  a special recuritment drive and if so, the details thereof and the time by which the drive is likely to be launched;
- (f) whether the Government has received any complaints regarding violation of filling-up of backlog vacancies in various Departments of the Government; and
- (g) if so, the details thereof and the action being taken thereon?

## 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) & (b):  The Department of Personnel and Training monitors the progress in respect of filling up of backlog reserved vacancies for Scheduled Castes (SCs), Scheduled Tribes (STs) and Other Backward  Classes  (OBCs)  by  ten  Ministries/  Departments,  having  more  than  90%  of  the employees in Central Government.

Statements showing category-wise backlog reserved vacancies for the ten Ministries/Departments  as  on  01.01.2017  and  that  of  five  Ministries/  Departments  as  on 01.01.2018 is at Annexure I & II.

(c):     No, Sir.

(d)  &  (e):        Filling  up  of  vacancies,  including  backlog  reserved  vacancies,  is  a  continuous process. However, Department of Personnel and Training has already issued instructions to all Ministries/Departments  to  constitute  an  in-house  Committee  to  identify  backlog  reserved vacancies,  study  of  the  root  cause  of  backlog  reserved  vacancies,  initiation  of  measures  to remove such factors and to fill up such vacancies through Special Recruitment Drive.

(f) & (g):    The complaints/references relating to non-filling up of backlog reserved vacancies in various Departments of the Government, as and when received, are forwarded to the concerned Department for appropriate action.

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Annexure-I

## ANNEXURE  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  OF  PART  (a)  AND  (b)  OF  UNSTARRRED  QUESTION  NO.  5206  FOR  ANSWER  ON 24.07.2019 IN LOK SABHA IN RESPECT OF FILLING UP OF RESERVED VACANCIES IN DIFFERENT DEPARTMENTS

Category-wise details of backlog vacancies (as on 31.12.2016), vacancies filled up (as on 31.12.2016) and unfilled vacancies (as on 01.01.2017)

| Ministry/ Deptt.            | SC        | SC        | SC       | ST        | ST        | ST       | OBC       | OBC       | OBC      | TOTAL (SC+ST+OBC)   | TOTAL (SC+ST+OBC)   | TOTAL (SC+ST+OBC)   |
|-----------------------------|-----------|-----------|----------|-----------|-----------|----------|-----------|-----------|----------|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|
| Ministry/ Deptt.            | Vacancies | Filled up | Unfilled | Vacancies | Filled up | Unfilled | Vacancies | Filled up | Unfilled | Vacancies           | Filled up           | Unfilled            |
| (1)                         | (2)       | (3)       | (4)      | (5)       | (6)       | (7)      | (8)       | (9)       | (10)     | (11)                | (12)                | (13)                |
| Posts                       | 673       | 372       | 301      | 717       | 257       | 460      | 718       | 234       | 484      | 2108                | 863                 | 1245                |
| Defence Production          | 1014      | 1013      | 1        | 1597      | 1579      | 18       | 164       | 149       | 15       | 2775                | 2741                | 34                  |
| Financial Services          | 9528      | 8598      | 930      | 6456      | 5391      | 1065     | 14455     | 13030     | 1425     | 30439               | 27019               | 3420                |
| Atomic Energy               | 292       | 195       | 97       | 398       | 191       | 207      | 1444      | 802       | 642      | 2134                | 1188                | 946                 |
| Defence                     | 703       | 304       | 399      | 893       | 527       | 366      | 2707      | 1439      | 1268     | 4303                | 2270                | 2033                |
| Railways                    | 2194      | 2049      | 145      | 4266      | 3942      | 324      | 2204      | 2194      | 10       | 8664                | 8185                | 479                 |
| Revenue                     | 3631      | 1220      | 2411     | 2226      | 585       | 1641     | 5064      | 2076      | 2988     | 10921               | 3881                | 7040                |
| Housing& Urban Affairs      | 226       | 75        | 151      | 257       | 82        | 175      | 692       | 95        | 597      | 1175                | 252                 | 923                 |
| Human Resources Development | 926       | 336       | 590      | 614       | 145       | 469      | 1557      | 571       | 986      | 3097                | 1052                | 2045                |
| Home Affairs                | 10011     | 6813      | 3198     | 5405      | 3175      | 2230     | 11557     | 6437      | 5120     | 26973               | 16425               | 10548               |
| Total                       | 29198     | 20975     | 8223     | 22829     | 15874     | 6955     | 40562     | 27027     | 13535    | 92589               | 63876               | 28713               |

## ANNEXURE  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  OF  PART  (a)  AND  (b)  OF  UNSTARRRED  QUESTION  NO.  5206  FOR  ANSWER  ON 24.07.2019 IN LOK SABHA IN RESPECT OF FILLING UP OF RESERVED VACANCIES IN DIFFERENT DEPARTMENTS

Category-wise details of backlog vacancies (as on 31.12.2017), vacancies filled up (as on 31.12.2017) and unfilled vacancies (as on 01.01.2018)

| Ministry/              | SC        | SC        | SC       | ST        | ST        | ST       | OBC       | OBC       | OBC      | TOTAL (SC+ST+OBC)   | TOTAL (SC+ST+OBC)   | TOTAL (SC+ST+OBC)   |
|------------------------|-----------|-----------|----------|-----------|-----------|----------|-----------|-----------|----------|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|
| Department             | Vacancies | Filled up | unfilled | Vacancies | Filled up | unfilled | Vacancies | Filled up | unfilled | Vacancies           | Filled up           | unfilled            |
| Posts                  | 353       | 129       | 224      | 218       | 37        | 181      | 305       | 109       | 196      | 876                 | 275                 | 601                 |
| Defence Production     | 4889      | 3560      | 1329     | 4086      | 2428      | 1658     | 2812      | 2408      | 404      | 11787               | 8396                | 3391                |
| Financial Services     | 1790      | 559       | 1231     | 1923      | 815       | 1108     | 1987      | 707       | 1280     | 5700                | 2081                | 3619                |
| Atomic Energy          | 292       | 209       | 83       | 398       | 239       | 159      | 1444      | 933       | 511      | 2134                | 1381                | 753                 |
| Housing& Urban Affairs | 208       | 57        | 151      | 262       | 76        | 186      | 532       | 68        | 464      | 1002                | 201                 | 801                 |
| Total                  | 7532      | 4514      | 3018     | 6887      | 3595      | 3292     | 7080      | 4225      | 2855     | 21499               | 12334               | 9165                |