Lok Sabha Question No. 4632 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-03-29
Subject: Vacant Posts
Ministry: PERSONNEL, PUBLIC GRIEVANCES AND PENSIONS
Asked by: Nalin Kumar Kateel, Nama Nageswara Rao

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

LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4632

## VACANT POSTS

## 4632. SHRI NALIN KUMAR KATEEL: SHRI NAMA NAGESWARA RAO:

Will the PRIME MINISTER be pleased to state:

- the details of the total vacant existed in Government departments including Public Sector Undertakings, Corporations and other Government agencies across the country during the last five years, year-wise and Ministry/Department-wise; posts
- ifnot; the time by which the recruitment to these vacancies will be completed;
- whether the Government has taken adequate measures to fill up the vacant posts and if So; the details of the recruitments made during the said period, year-wise and Ministryldepartment-wise;
- whether it is true that the number of permanent posts have been reduced during the recent years; and
- if so, the details thereof along with the reasons for reducing the permanent posts in the Ministry/Departments of the Government?

## 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) to (e): As per the Annual  Report of Department of Expenditure, the  vacancy position, in  respect of employees of Central Ministriesl  Departments. Occurrence and   filling up of vacancies is a continuous process, aS per the requirement of various Ministries/ Departments/ Organizations of Central Government: Government has already issued instructions to all Ministries/ Departments for timely filling up of the unfilled posts  Rozgar Melas being organized by Government of India are expected to act as catalyst in further employment generation:

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## ANNEXURE

|    | Ministries[Departments                       |   Vacanct Posts as on 01.03.2021 |
|----|----------------------------------------------|----------------------------------|
| 1  | Agricultural Research and Education          |                               13 |
|    | Agriculture Cooperation and Farmers Welfare  |                             2210 |
| 3  | Animal Husbandry and Diarying Fisheries      |                             1842 |
|    | Atomic Energy                                |                             9460 |
| 5  | AYUSH                                        |                              118 |
| 6  | Bio-Technology                               |                               83 |
|    | Cabinet Secretariat                          |                               54 |
| 8  | Chemicals and Petrochemicals Pharmaceuticals |                               72 |
| 9  | Civil Aviation                               |                              917 |
| 10 | Coal                                         |                              170 |
| 11 | Commerce                                     |                             2585 |
| 12 | Consumer Affairs                             |                              541 |
| 13 | Corporate Affairs                            |                             1220 |
| 14 | Culture                                      |                             3788 |
| 15 | Defence (Civil)                              |                           264706 |
| 16 | Development of NE Region                     |                              110 |
| 17 | Drinking Water and Sanitation                |                               49 |
| 18 | Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities     |                               62 |
| 19 | Earth Sciences                               |                             3043 |
| 20 | Economic Affairs                             |                              306 |
| 21 | Environment Forests   and Climate Change     |                             2302 |
| 22 | Expenditure                                  |                              464 |
| 23 | External Affairs                             |                             2330 |
| 24 | Fertilizers                                  |                               60 |
| 25 | Financial Services                           |                              339 |

|   26 | Food and Public Distribution              | 405    |
|------|-------------------------------------------|--------|
|   27 | Food Processing Industries                | 53     |
|   28 | Health and Family Welfare                 | 1769   |
|   29 | Health Research                           |        |
|   30 | Heavy Industry                            | 96     |
|   31 | Higher Education                          | 313    |
|   32 | Home Affairs                              | 143536 |
|   33 | Indian Audit and Accounts Department      | 25934  |
|   34 | Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade  | 462    |
|   35 | Information and Broadcasting              | 2041   |
|   36 | Electronics and Information Technology    | 1568   |
|   37 | Investment andPublic Asset Managemnent    | 14     |
|   38 | Labour and Employment                     | 2408   |
|   39 | Land Resources                            | 57     |
|   40 | Law and Justice                           | 937    |
|   41 | Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises_      | 71     |
|   42 | Mines                                     | 7063   |
|   43 | Minority Affairs                          | 121    |
|   44 | New and Renewable Energy                  | 92     |
|   45 | Panchayati Raj                            | 56     |
|   46 | Parliamentary Affairs                     | 29     |
|   47 | Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions | 2535   |
|   48 | Petroleum and Natural Gas                 | 122    |
|   49 | Pharmaceuticals                           | 36     |
|   50 | Niti Aayog                                |        |
|   51 | Posts                                     | 233    |
|   52 | Power                                     | 90050  |
|   53 | President's Secretariat                   | 790 91 |
|   54 | Prime Minister's Office                   | 129    |
|   55 | Public Enterprises_                       | 41     |

| 56   | Railways                                                  |   293943 |
|------|-----------------------------------------------------------|----------|
| 57   | Revenue                                                   |    80243 |
| 58   | Road Transport and Highways                               |      287 |
| 59   | Rural Development                                         |      157 |
| 60   | School Education and Literacy                             |      163 |
| 61   | Science Technology and                                    |     8543 |
| 62   | Scientific and Industrial Research                        |       46 |
| 63   | Ports, Shipping and Waterways                             |     1043 |
| 64   | Skill Development and Entrepreneurship                    |      698 |
| 65   | Social Justice and Empowerment                            |      269 |
| 66   | Space                                                     |     2106 |
| 67   | Statistics and Programme Implementation                   |     2156 |
| 68   | Steel                                                     |       57 |
| 69   | Telecommunications_                                       |      167 |
| 70   | Textiles                                                  |      501 |
| 71   | Tourism                                                   |      144 |
| 72   | Tribal Affairs                                            |      147 |
| 73   | Union Public Service Commission                           |      657 |
| 74   | Housing and Urban Affairs                                 |     2751 |
| 75   | Vice President's Secretariat                              |        8 |
| 76   | Water Resources, River Development and Ganga Rejuvenation |     6860 |
| 77   | Women and Child Development                               |      353 |
| 78   | Youth Affairs and Sports                                  |      115 |
|      | Total                                                     |   979327 |