Lok Sabha Question No. 1693 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-07-27
Subject: Vacant Posts in Financial Institutions
Ministry: FINANCE
Asked by: RAMESH POKHRIYAL NISHANK

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF FINANCE

## DEPARTMENT OF FINANCIAL SERVICES

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.1693 TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 27 th  JULY, 2018/SHARAVANA 05, 1940 SAKA

## VACANT POSTS IN FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS

## QUESTION

## 1693 Dr. RAMESH POKHRIYAL 'NISHANK':

Will the Minister of FINANCE be pleased to state:

- (a) the total number of reserved posts lying vacant in various financial institutes of the country and the time from which these posts are lying vacant and the steps taken by the Government to fill them;
- (b) whether the Government has formulated any special policy for providing jobs on compassionate grounds in insurance companies and banks;
- (c) if so, the details thereof;
- (d) the total number of people who have been given jobs on compassionate grounds in these institutions including insurance companies and banks during the last five years and the number of pending cases at present; and
- (e) the programme conducted by financial institutions for capacity development and skill development of candidates belonging to socially and economically backward class, scheduled Castes and Scheduled  Tribes?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF FINANCE (SHRI SHIV PRATAP SHUKLA)

- (a) The details are in Annexure-I. Recruitment in Banks is on-going process and is done every year based on requirement. Backlog vacancies are considered during this on-going  process  of  recruitment. All  Public  Sector  Banks  (PSBs)/Public  Sector Insurance Companies (PSICs)/Financial Institutions (FIs) were directed on 29.12.2014 to fill  up  the  backlog  vacancies  are  as  per  time  frame  fixed  by  DoP&T  vide  their O.M.No.36038/01/2013-Estt.(Res.) dated 26.11.2014.
- (b) & (c) The Department of Financial Services DFS)    has conveyed its approval in the year 2014 to open compassionate appointment in Public Sector Banks (PSBs)/Insurance  Companies.  Accordingly,  Indian  Banks  Association  (IBA)/General Insurers' (Public Sector) Association of India (GIPSA)/Life Insurance Corporation of India (LIC)  have  formulated  the  Compassionate  Appointment  Scheme  for  Public  Sector Banks/Insurance Companies.
- (d) The details are given as at Annexure-II.

(e) All PSBs/FIs were informed on 04.07.2006 regarding pre-recruitment/ pre-promotion and in-service training for the candidates belong to   SCs/STs. PSBs/FIs/PSICs informed that they have arranged various training programmes for capacity development and skill development  of  the  socially  and  economically  backward  class  Scheduled  Castes  and Scheduled Tribes.

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## ANNEXURE-I

## STATEMENT SHOWING THE BANK-WISE TOTAL NUMBER OF RESERVED POSTS LYING VACANT IN PUBLIC SECTOR BANKS(PSBs)/FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS(FIs)/PUBLIC SECTOR INSURANCE COMPANIES(PSICs) AS ON 31.12.2017

| Sl. No.                      | Name of the Organisations    | Total number of Reserved Posts lying vacant   | Total number of Reserved Posts lying vacant   | Total number of Reserved Posts lying vacant   | Total number of Reserved Posts lying vacant   | Total number of Reserved Posts lying vacant   | Total number of Reserved Posts lying vacant   |
|------------------------------|------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------|
|                              |                              | SC                                            | Since when lying vacant                       | ST                                            | Since when lying vacant                       | OB C                                          | Since when lying vacant                       |
| 1                            | 2                            | 3                                             | 4                                             | 5                                             | 6                                             | 7                                             | 8                                             |
| Public Sector Banks (PSBs)   | Public Sector Banks (PSBs)   | Public Sector Banks (PSBs)                    | Public Sector Banks (PSBs)                    | Public Sector Banks (PSBs)                    | Public Sector Banks (PSBs)                    | Public Sector Banks (PSBs)                    | Public Sector Banks (PSBs)                    |
| 1                            | Allahabad Bank               | 64                                            | 2017-18                                       | 29                                            | 2017-18                                       | 85                                            | 2017-18                                       |
| 2                            | Andhra Bank                  | 165                                           | 2015 to 2017                                  | 132                                           | 2015 to 2017                                  | 266                                           | 2015 to 2017                                  |
| 3                            | Bank of Baroda               | 61                                            | 31.12.2017                                    | 55                                            | 31.12.2017                                    | 201                                           | 31.12.2017                                    |
| 4                            | Bank of India                | 169                                           | 31.12.2017                                    | 96                                            | 31.12.2017                                    | 144                                           | 31.12.2017                                    |
| 5                            | Bank of Maharashtra          | 21                                            | 2017-18                                       | 19                                            | 2017-18                                       | 25                                            | 2017-18                                       |
| 6                            | Canara Bank                  | 0                                             | -                                             | 22                                            | 10.02.2017 to 18.12.2017                      | 0                                             | -                                             |
| 7                            | Central Bank of India        | 230                                           | 01.01.2018                                    | 118                                           | 01.01.2018                                    | 435                                           | 01.01.2018                                    |
| 8                            | Corporation Bank             | 0                                             | -                                             | 0                                             | -                                             | 0                                             | -                                             |
| 9                            | Dena Bank                    | 7                                             | 31.12.2017                                    | 90                                            | 31.12.2017                                    | 36                                            | 31.12.2017                                    |
| 10                           | Indian Bank                  | 1                                             | 31.12.2013                                    | 33                                            | 31.12.2013 to 31.12.2016                      | 26                                            | 31.12.2011 to 31.12.2016                      |
| 11                           | Indian Overseas Bank         | 118                                           | 2015                                          | 32                                            | 2015                                          | 235                                           | 2015                                          |
| 12                           | Oriental Bank of Commerce    | 18                                            | 31.12.2017                                    | 40                                            | 01.04.2016 to 31.12.2017                      | 77                                            | 01.04.2016 to 31.12.2017                      |
| 13                           | Punjab National Bank         | 121                                           | 31.12.2017                                    | 270                                           | 31.12.2017                                    | 0                                             | -                                             |
| 14                           | Punjab & Sind Bank           | 12                                            | 01.01.2018                                    | 10                                            | 01.01.2018                                    | 65                                            | 01.01.2018                                    |
| 15                           | Syndicate Bank               | 0                                             | -                                             | 0                                             | -                                             | 0                                             | -                                             |
| 16                           | Union Bank of India          | 217                                           | December, 2016 to December, 2017              | 182                                           | December, 2016 to December, 2017              | 157                                           | December, 2016 to December, 2017              |
| 17                           | United Bank of India         | 40                                            | 01.04.2017                                    | 18                                            | 01.04.2017                                    | 39                                            | 01.04.2017                                    |
| 18                           | UCO Bank                     | 63                                            | 11.09.2017 to 11.12.2017                      | 35                                            | 11.09.2017 to 11.12.2017                      | 72                                            | 11.09.2017 to 11.12.2017                      |
| 19                           | Vijaya Bank                  | 0                                             | -                                             | 0                                             | -                                             | 0                                             | -                                             |
| 20                           | State Bank of India          | 569                                           | 31.12.2017                                    | 303                                           | 31.12.2017                                    | 229                                           | 31.12.2017                                    |
| 21                           | IDBI Bank Ltd.               | 0                                             | -                                             | 0                                             | -                                             | 0                                             | -                                             |
| Financial Institutions (FIs) | Financial Institutions (FIs) | Financial Institutions (FIs)                  | Financial Institutions (FIs)                  | Financial Institutions (FIs)                  | Financial Institutions (FIs)                  | Financial Institutions (FIs)                  | Financial Institutions (FIs)                  |
| 22                           | NABARD                       | 0                                             | -                                             | 2                                             | 2016 to 2017                                  | 3                                             | 2016 to 2017                                  |
| 23                           | National Housing Bank        | 0                                             | -                                             | 0                                             | -                                             | 0                                             | -                                             |
| 24                           | Exim Bank                    | 9                                             | 2011 to 2017                                  | 2                                             | 2011 to 2017                                  | 12                                            | 2011 to                                       |

|    |                                           |                                           |                                           |                                           |                                           |                                           | 2017                                      |
|----|-------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------|
| 25 | SIDBI                                     | 0                                         | -                                         | 0                                         | -                                         | 2                                         | 21.10.2014                                |
| 26 | IIFC Ltd.                                 | 1                                         | July, 2016                                | 1                                         | July, 2016                                | 2                                         | 2012 to Aug, 2016                         |
| 27 | IFCI Ltd.                                 | 4                                         | 2014 to 2016                              | 3                                         | 2016                                      | 4                                         | 2016                                      |
|    | Public Sector Insurance Companies (PSICs) | Public Sector Insurance Companies (PSICs) | Public Sector Insurance Companies (PSICs) | Public Sector Insurance Companies (PSICs) | Public Sector Insurance Companies (PSICs) | Public Sector Insurance Companies (PSICs) | Public Sector Insurance Companies (PSICs) |
| 28 | LIC of India                              | 115                                       | 01.04.2012 to 31.03.2017                  | 121                                       | 01.04.2012 to 31.03.2017                  | 232                                       | 01.04.2012 to 31.03.2017                  |
| 29 | GIC of India                              | 0                                         |                                           | 0                                         |                                           | 3                                         | July, 2017                                |
| 30 | New India Assurance Co. Ltd.              | 42                                        | 31.12.2017                                | 48                                        | 31.12.2017                                | 96                                        | 31.12.2017                                |
| 31 | National Insurance Co. Ltd.               | 1                                         | 2015                                      | 0                                         | -                                         | 0                                         | -                                         |
| 32 | Oriental Insurance Co. Ltd.               | 0                                         | -                                         | 0                                         | -                                         | 0                                         | -                                         |
| 33 | United India Insurance Co. Ltd.           | 0                                         | -                                         | 0                                         | -                                         | 0                                         | -                                         |
| 34 | Agriculture Insurance Co. Ltd.            | 1                                         | 15.03.2016                                | 1                                         | 15.03.2016                                | 1                                         | 15.03.2016                                |
|    | Total                                     | 2040                                      |                                           | 1660                                      |                                           | 243 5                                     |                                           |

Source : All PSBs/FIs/PSICs.

## ANNEXURE-II

STATEMENT SHOWING THE BANK-WISE TOTAL NUMBER OF PERSONS WHO HAVE BEEN PROVIDED JOBS ON COMPASSIONATE GROUND AND NUMBER OF CASES LYING PENDING  IN PUBLIC SECTOR BANKS(PSBs)/FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS(FIs)/ PUBLIC SECTOR INSURANCE COMPANIES(PSICs) AS ON 31.12.2017

| Sl. No.   | Name of the Organisations                 | Compassionate appointment made during last 5 years   | Number of cases of compassionate appointment lying pending   |
|-----------|-------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------|
| 1         | 2                                         | 3                                                    | 4                                                            |
|           | Public Sector Banks (PSBs)                | Public Sector Banks (PSBs)                           |                                                              |
| 1         | Allahabad Bank                            | 53                                                   | 23                                                           |
| 2         | Andhra Bank                               | 107                                                  | 11                                                           |
| 3         | Bank of Baroda                            | 183                                                  | 63                                                           |
| 4         | Bank of India                             | 230                                                  | 34                                                           |
| 5         | Bank of Maharashtra                       | 42                                                   | 20                                                           |
| 6         | Canara Bank                               | 130                                                  | 0                                                            |
| 7         | Central Bank of India                     | 131                                                  | 105                                                          |
| 8         | Corporation Bank                          | 67                                                   | 10                                                           |
| 9         | Dena Bank                                 | 27                                                   | 29                                                           |
| 10        | Indian Bank                               | 12                                                   | 33                                                           |
| 11        | Indian Overseas Bank                      | 86                                                   | 50                                                           |
| 12        | Oriental Bank of Commerce                 | 100                                                  | 10                                                           |
| 13        | Punjab National Bank                      | 208                                                  | 32                                                           |
| 14        | Punjab & Sind Bank                        | 2                                                    | 40                                                           |
| 15        | Syndicate Bank                            | 114                                                  | 0                                                            |
| 16        | Union Bank of India                       | 101                                                  | 12                                                           |
| 17        | United Bank of India                      | 128                                                  | 0                                                            |
| 18        | UCO Bank                                  | 62                                                   | 5                                                            |
| 19        | Vijaya Bank                               | 52                                                   | 26                                                           |
| 20        | State Bank of India                       | 56                                                   | 0                                                            |
| 21        | IDBI Bank Ltd.                            | 19                                                   | 11                                                           |
|           | Financial Institutions (FIs)              |                                                      |                                                              |
| 22        | NABARD                                    | 0                                                    | 0                                                            |
| 23        | National Housing Bank                     | 0                                                    | 0                                                            |
| 24        | Exim Bank                                 | 0                                                    | 0                                                            |
| 25        | SIDBI                                     | 0                                                    | 8                                                            |
| 26        | IIFC Ltd.                                 | 0                                                    | 0                                                            |
| 27        | IFCI Ltd.                                 | 0                                                    | 0                                                            |
|           | Public Sector Insurance Companies (PSICs) |                                                      |                                                              |
| 28        | LIC of India                              | 1283                                                 | 77                                                           |
| 29        | GIC of India                              | 0                                                    | 0                                                            |

|   30 | New India Assurance Co. Ltd.    |   75 |   8 |
|------|---------------------------------|------|-----|
|   31 | National Insurance Co. Ltd.     |   25 |  48 |
|   32 | Oriental Insurance Co. Ltd.     |   53 |  53 |
|   33 | United India Insurance Co. Ltd. |   74 |   0 |
|   34 | Agriculture Insurance Co. Ltd.  |    1 |   0 |

| GRAND TOTAL   | 3421   | 708   |
|---------------|--------|-------|

Source : All PSBs/FIs/PSICs.