Lok Sabha Question No. 461 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-12-01
Subject: Special Recruitment Drive
Ministry: PERSONNEL, PUBLIC GRIEVANCES AND PENSIONS
Asked by: Gajendra Singh Patel

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 461

(TO BE ANSWERED ON 01.12.2021)

## SPECIAL RECRUITMENT DRIVE

## †461. SHRI GAJENDRA SINGH PATEL:

Will the PRIME MINISTER be pleased to state:

- (a) whether any special recruitment drive is likely to be launched for backlog vacancies in the ensuing period and if so, the details thereof along with the time by which the backlog vacancies are likely to be filled;
- (b) the department-wise details of the vacant posts of all the departments; and
- (c) whether there is any plan to launch separate recruitment drive in Aspirational Districts and if so, the details thereof?

## 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): Filling of vacancies, along with backlog reserved vacancies, is a continuous process. All the  Ministries/Departments  have  been  requested  to  ensure  that  all  backlog  vacancies  for  SCs, STs  and  OBCs  are  filled  up  in  a  time  bound  manner,  including  by  undertaking  Special Recruitment Drive. Reminders have also been given to them from time to time; the latest being on 03.11.2021.
- (b): DoPT monitors the  progress  of  filling  up  of  backlog  reserved  vacancies  for  Scheduled Castes (SCs), Scheduled Tribes (STs) and Other Backward  Classes (OBCs)  with ten Ministries/Departments,  having  more  than  90%  of  the  employees  in  Central  Government. Ministry/Department wise details of backlog reserved vacancies for SCs, STs and OBCs, as on 01.01.2020, as received from eight Ministries/Departments, are enclosed.
- (c):      One  of  the  objectives  of  the  National  Recruitment  Agency,  constituted  by  DoPT,  is  to conduct Common Eligibility Tests in rural areas and especially in all the aspirational districts, as identified by NITI Aayog.

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| STATEMENT REFERRED TO IN LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.461 FOR ANSWER ON01.12.2021 REGARDING SPECIAL RECRUITMENT DRIVE RAISED BY SHRI GAJENDRA SINGH PATEL DATA ONBACKLOGRESERVED VACANCIES AS ON 31.12.2019 (01.01.2020) Category-wise details of backlog vacancies , vacancies filled up and unfilled vacancies   | STATEMENT REFERRED TO IN LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.461 FOR ANSWER ON01.12.2021 REGARDING SPECIAL RECRUITMENT DRIVE RAISED BY SHRI GAJENDRA SINGH PATEL DATA ONBACKLOGRESERVED VACANCIES AS ON 31.12.2019 (01.01.2020) Category-wise details of backlog vacancies , vacancies filled up and unfilled vacancies   | STATEMENT REFERRED TO IN LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.461 FOR ANSWER ON01.12.2021 REGARDING SPECIAL RECRUITMENT DRIVE RAISED BY SHRI GAJENDRA SINGH PATEL DATA ONBACKLOGRESERVED VACANCIES AS ON 31.12.2019 (01.01.2020) Category-wise details of backlog vacancies , vacancies filled up and unfilled vacancies   | STATEMENT REFERRED TO IN LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.461 FOR ANSWER ON01.12.2021 REGARDING SPECIAL RECRUITMENT DRIVE RAISED BY SHRI GAJENDRA SINGH PATEL DATA ONBACKLOGRESERVED VACANCIES AS ON 31.12.2019 (01.01.2020) Category-wise details of backlog vacancies , vacancies filled up and unfilled vacancies   | STATEMENT REFERRED TO IN LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.461 FOR ANSWER ON01.12.2021 REGARDING SPECIAL RECRUITMENT DRIVE RAISED BY SHRI GAJENDRA SINGH PATEL DATA ONBACKLOGRESERVED VACANCIES AS ON 31.12.2019 (01.01.2020) Category-wise details of backlog vacancies , vacancies filled up and unfilled vacancies   | STATEMENT REFERRED TO IN LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.461 FOR ANSWER ON01.12.2021 REGARDING SPECIAL RECRUITMENT DRIVE RAISED BY SHRI GAJENDRA SINGH PATEL DATA ONBACKLOGRESERVED VACANCIES AS ON 31.12.2019 (01.01.2020) Category-wise details of backlog vacancies , vacancies filled up and unfilled vacancies   | STATEMENT REFERRED TO IN LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.461 FOR ANSWER ON01.12.2021 REGARDING SPECIAL RECRUITMENT DRIVE RAISED BY SHRI GAJENDRA SINGH PATEL DATA ONBACKLOGRESERVED VACANCIES AS ON 31.12.2019 (01.01.2020) Category-wise details of backlog vacancies , vacancies filled up and unfilled vacancies   | STATEMENT REFERRED TO IN LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.461 FOR ANSWER ON01.12.2021 REGARDING SPECIAL RECRUITMENT DRIVE RAISED BY SHRI GAJENDRA SINGH PATEL DATA ONBACKLOGRESERVED VACANCIES AS ON 31.12.2019 (01.01.2020) Category-wise details of backlog vacancies , vacancies filled up and unfilled vacancies   | STATEMENT REFERRED TO IN LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.461 FOR ANSWER ON01.12.2021 REGARDING SPECIAL RECRUITMENT DRIVE RAISED BY SHRI GAJENDRA SINGH PATEL DATA ONBACKLOGRESERVED VACANCIES AS ON 31.12.2019 (01.01.2020) Category-wise details of backlog vacancies , vacancies filled up and unfilled vacancies   | STATEMENT REFERRED TO IN LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.461 FOR ANSWER ON01.12.2021 REGARDING SPECIAL RECRUITMENT DRIVE RAISED BY SHRI GAJENDRA SINGH PATEL DATA ONBACKLOGRESERVED VACANCIES AS ON 31.12.2019 (01.01.2020) Category-wise details of backlog vacancies , vacancies filled up and unfilled vacancies   | STATEMENT REFERRED TO IN LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.461 FOR ANSWER ON01.12.2021 REGARDING SPECIAL RECRUITMENT DRIVE RAISED BY SHRI GAJENDRA SINGH PATEL DATA ONBACKLOGRESERVED VACANCIES AS ON 31.12.2019 (01.01.2020) Category-wise details of backlog vacancies , vacancies filled up and unfilled vacancies   |
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| No                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    | Ministry/ Department                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  | Vacancies                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             | Filled up                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             | unfilled                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              | Vacancies                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             | Filled up                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             | unfilled                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              | Vacancies                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             | Filled up                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             | unfilled                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              |
| 1                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     | Posts                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 | 1379                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  | 393                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   | 986                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   | 845                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   | 158                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   | 687                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   | 1090                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  | 426                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   | 664                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   |
| 2                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     | Railways                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              | 9767                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  | 4208                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  | 5559                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  | 7713                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  | 2250                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  | 5463                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  | 12061                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 | 5314                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  | 6747                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  |
| 3                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     | Housing& Urban Affairs                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                | 259                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   | 141                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   | 118                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   | 272                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   | 124                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   | 148                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   | 720                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   | 431                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   | 289                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   |
| 4                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     | Defence Production                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    | 8604                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  | 6818                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  | 1786                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  | 7352                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  | 5647                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  | 1705                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  | 4692                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  | 4156                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  | 536                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   |
| 5                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     | Defence                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               | 1649                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  | 236                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   | 1413                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  | 1068                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  | 117                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   | 951                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   | 2732                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  | 529                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   | 2203                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  |
| 6                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     | Atomic Energy                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         | 189                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   | 52                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    | 137                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   | 189                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   | 40                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    | 149                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   | 679                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   | 108                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   | 571                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   |
| 7                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     | Financial Services                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    | 1527                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  | 648                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   | 879                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   | 1363                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  | 421                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   | 942                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   | 2252                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  | 1018                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  | 1234                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  |
| 8                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     | Revenue                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               | 4971                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  | 1483                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  | 3488                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  | 3214                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  | 647                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   | 2567                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  | 4336                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  | 1492                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  | 2844                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  |
|                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       | Total                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 | 28345                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 | 13979                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 | 14366                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 | 22016                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 | 9404                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  | 12612                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 | 28562                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 | 13474                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 | 15088                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 |