Lok Sabha Question No. 204 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-12-07
Subject: Vacancies in Central Government/PSUs
Ministry: PERSONNEL, PUBLIC GRIEVANCES AND PENSIONS
Asked by: Deepak Baij

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

## LOK SABHA

(TO BE ANSWERED ON 07.12.2022)

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 204

## VACANCIES IN CENTRAL GOVERNMENTPSUs

## 204. SHRI DEEPAK BAIJ:

Will the PRIME MINISTER be pleased to state:

- (a the details of vacancies in Central Government and its PSUs till date, Ministry/Department-wise;
- the details of vacancies advertised and filled up during current year, Ministry/DepartmentPPSU-wise till date; and
- the details of total vacancies in Central Government and its PSUs in reserved categories like SC, ST; OBC etc. till date, Ministry/Department/PSU-wise;
- d) the details of vacancies which were filled up on contractual basis during the current year

## 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): As per the Annual Report of Department of Expenditure, the details of vacancies under Data is centrally maintained only in respect of employees of Central Ministries/Departments.

- (b): Data is maintained only in respect of backlog vacancies in Central Ministries/Departments
- (c): Vacancies are advertised and recruitment made based on the requirements given by the user Departments/Organisations. During current year; from April 2022 onwards, about 1.47 lakh new Autonomous Bodies/ Banks etc. i,e.,
- (d): Contractual appointments are made by individual Ministries/Departments strictly based on their requirements and data, if any, remains in their custody:

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## Vacancy position of all Ministries/Departments as on 01.03.2021

| S.No.   | Ministries/Departments                        |   Sanctioned Strength |   Employees in Position |   Vacanct Posts as on 01.03.2021 |
|---------|-----------------------------------------------|-----------------------|-------------------------|----------------------------------|
| 1       | Agricultural Research and Education           |                    54 |                      41 |                               13 |
|         | Agriculture Cooperation and Farmers Welfare   |                  5755 |                    3545 |                             2210 |
| 3       | Animal Husbandry and Diarying & Fisheries     |                  3650 |                    1808 |                             1842 |
|         | Atomic Energy                                 |                 38153 |                   28693 |                             9460 |
| 5       | AYUSH                                         |                   367 |                     249 |                              118 |
| 6       | Bio-Technology                                |                   249 |                     166 |                               83 |
| 7       | Cabinet Secretariat                           |                   347 |                     293 |                               54 |
| 8       | Chemicalsand Petrochemicals & Pharmaceuticals |                   191 |                     119 |                               72 |
| 9       | Civil Aviation                                |                  2289 |                    1372 |                              917 |
| 10      | Coal                                          |                   433 |                     263 |                              170 |
| 11      | Commerce                                      |                  5091 |                    2506 |                             2585 |
| 12      | Consumer Affairs                              |                  1283 |                     742 |                              541 |
| 13      | Corporate Affairs                             |                  2664 |                    1444 |                             1220 |
| 14      | Culture                                       |                 10583 |                    6795 |                             3788 |
| 15      | Defence (Civil)                               |                646042 |                  381336 |                           264706 |
| 16      | Development of NE Region                      |                   336 |                     226 |                              110 |
| 17      | Drinking Water and Sanitation                 |                   158 |                     109 |                               49 |
| 18      | Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities      |                   149 |                      87 |                               62 |
| 19      | Earth Sciences                                |                  7484 |                    4441 |                             3043 |
| 20      | Economic Affairs                              |                  1314 |                    1008 |                              306 |
| 21      | Environment Forests and Climate Change        |                  4882 |                    2580 |                             2302 |
| 22      | Expenditure                                   |                  1590 |                    1126 |                              464 |
| 23      | External Affairs                              |                 11807 |                    9477 |                             2330 |
| 24      | Fertilizers                                   |                   278 |                     218 |                               60 |
|         | Financial Services                            |                  1542 |                    1203 |                              339 |
| 26      | Food and Public Distribution                  |                  1108 |                     703 |                              405 |
| 27      | Food Processing Industries                    |                   177 |                     124 |                               53 |
| 28      | Health and Family Welfare                     |                 24979 |                   23210 |                             1769 |
| 29      | Health Research                               |                    42 |                      25 |                               17 |
| 30      | Heavy Industry_                               |                   247 |                     151 |                               96 |

|   31 | Higher Education_                         |    1146 |     833 |    313 |
|------|-------------------------------------------|---------|---------|--------|
|   32 | Home Affairs                              | 1085728 |  942192 | 143536 |
|   33 | Indian Audit and Accounts Department      |   69096 |   43162 |  25934 |
|   34 | Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade  |    2570 |    2108 |    462 |
|   35 | Information and Broadcasting              |    4782 |    2741 |   2041 |
|   36 | Electronics and Information Technology    |    6541 |    4973 |   1568 |
|   37 | Investment andPublic Asset Managemnent    |      81 |      67 |     14 |
|   38 | Labour and Employment                     |    6488 |    4080 |   2408 |
|   39 | Land Resources                            |     129 |      72 |     57 |
|   40 | Law and Justice                           |    2592 |    1655 |    937 |
|   41 | Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises       |     452 |     381 |     71 |
|   42 | Mines                                     |   13919 |    6856 |   7063 |
|   43 | Minority Affairs                          |     277 |     156 |    121 |
|   44 | New and Renewable Energy                  |     309 |     217 |     92 |
|   45 | Panchayati Raj                            |     128 |      72 |     56 |
|   46 | Parliamentary Affairs                     |     150 |     121 |     29 |
|   47 | Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions |   11113 |    8578 |   2535 |
|   48 | Petroleum and Natural Gas                 |     341 |     219 |    122 |
|   49 | Pharmaceuticals                           |      98 |      62 |     36 |
|   50 | Niti Aayog_                               |     733 |     500 |    233 |
|   51 | Posts                                     |  267491 |  177441 |  90050 |
|   52 | Power                                     |    1767 |     977 |    790 |
|   53 | President's Secretariat                   |     380 |     289 |     91 |
|   54 | Prime Minister's Office                   |     446 |     317 |    129 |
|   55 | Public Enterprises                        |     118 |      77 |     41 |
|   56 | Railways                                  | 1514007 | 1220064 | 293943 |
|   57 | Revenue                                   |  179609 |   99366 |  80243 |
|   58 | Road Transport and Highways               |    1005 |     718 |    287 |
|   59 | Rural Development                         |     543 |     386 |    157 |
|   60 | School Education and Literacy             |     442 |     279 |    163 |
|   61 | Science and Technology_                   |   12442 |    3899 |   8543 |
|   62 | Scientific and Industrial Research        |     116 |      70 |     46 |
|   63 | Ports, Shipping and Waterways             |    2570 |    1527 |   1043 |
|   64 | Skill Development and Entrepreneurship    |    1987 |    1289 |    698 |
|   65 | Social Justice and Empowerment            |     656 |     387 |    269 |

| 66   | Space                                                     |   18156 |   16050 |   2106 |
|------|-----------------------------------------------------------|---------|---------|--------|
| 67   | Statistics and Programme Implementation                   |    6155 |    3999 |   2156 |
| 68   | Steel                                                     |     274 |     217 |     57 |
| 69   | Telecommunications                                        |    3546 |    3379 |    167 |
| 70   | Textiles                                                  |    4739 |    4238 |    501 |
| 71   | Tourism                                                   |     568 |     424 |    144 |
| 72   | Tribal Affairs                                            |     320 |     173 |    147 |
| 73   | Union Public Service Commission                           |    1797 |    1140 |    657 |
| 74   | Housing and Urban Affairs                                 |   19455 |   16704 |   2751 |
| 75   | Vice President's Secretariat                              |      62 |      54 |      8 |
| 76   | Water Resources, River Development and Ganga Rejuvenation |   15499 |    8639 |   6860 |
| 77   | Women and Child Development                               |     725 |     372 |    353 |
| 78   | Youth Affairs and Sports                                  |     411 |     296 |    115 |
|      | Total                                                     | 4035203 | 3055876 | 979327 |