Lok Sabha Question No. 638 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-07-20
Subject: Special Drive Recruitment
Ministry: PERSONNEL, PUBLIC GRIEVANCES AND PENSIONS
Asked by: Kunwar Danish Ali

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 638

(TO BE ANSWERED ON 20.07.2022)

## SPECIAL DRIVE RECRUITMENT

## t638. KUNWAR DANISH AL!:

Will the PRIME MINISTER be pleased to state:

- (a) whether a number of Government posts in SC, ST and OBC categories are lying vacant i the country and if so, the details thereof;
- (b) whether the Government is planning to fill up these posts by conducting a special and
- (c) if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF PERSONNEL, PUBLIC GRIEVANCES AND PENSIONS AND MINISTER OF STATE IN THE PRIME MINISTER'S OFFICE (DR. MTENDRA SINGH)

(a): Department of Personnel and Training (DoPT) monitors the progress in filling backlog reserved vacancies for Scheduled Castes (SCs), Scheduled Tribes (STs) and Ot Backward Classes (OBCs) with ten Ministries/Departments, having more than 90% of th employees of Central Government. Ministry/Department-wise and category-wise (i.e. SCs, S and OBCs) details of backlog reserved vacancies, as on 01.01.2021, are at Annexure.

(b) & (c): Filling up of vacancies, including backlog reserved vacancies, is a co process. Instructions have been issued to all Ministries/Departments of the Central Gove to constitute an In-House Committee for identification of backlog reserved vacancies, t the root cause of such vacancies, to initiate measures to remove the factors caus vacancies and to fill them up through Special Recruitment Drives.

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## Annexure to Part (a) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 638 to be answered on 20.07.2022

| DATA ON BACKLOG RESERVED VACANCIES ASON 31.12.2020 (01.01.2021)                          | DATA ON BACKLOG RESERVED VACANCIES ASON 31.12.2020 (01.01.2021)                          | DATA ON BACKLOG RESERVED VACANCIES ASON 31.12.2020 (01.01.2021)                          | DATA ON BACKLOG RESERVED VACANCIES ASON 31.12.2020 (01.01.2021)                          | DATA ON BACKLOG RESERVED VACANCIES ASON 31.12.2020 (01.01.2021)                          | DATA ON BACKLOG RESERVED VACANCIES ASON 31.12.2020 (01.01.2021)                          | DATA ON BACKLOG RESERVED VACANCIES ASON 31.12.2020 (01.01.2021)                          | DATA ON BACKLOG RESERVED VACANCIES ASON 31.12.2020 (01.01.2021)                          | DATA ON BACKLOG RESERVED VACANCIES ASON 31.12.2020 (01.01.2021)                          | DATA ON BACKLOG RESERVED VACANCIES ASON 31.12.2020 (01.01.2021)                          | DATA ON BACKLOG RESERVED VACANCIES ASON 31.12.2020 (01.01.2021)                          |
|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| Category-wise details of backlog vacancies, vacancies filled up and unfilled vacancies - | Category-wise details of backlog vacancies, vacancies filled up and unfilled vacancies - | Category-wise details of backlog vacancies, vacancies filled up and unfilled vacancies - | Category-wise details of backlog vacancies, vacancies filled up and unfilled vacancies - | Category-wise details of backlog vacancies, vacancies filled up and unfilled vacancies - | Category-wise details of backlog vacancies, vacancies filled up and unfilled vacancies - | Category-wise details of backlog vacancies, vacancies filled up and unfilled vacancies - | Category-wise details of backlog vacancies, vacancies filled up and unfilled vacancies - | Category-wise details of backlog vacancies, vacancies filled up and unfilled vacancies - | Category-wise details of backlog vacancies, vacancies filled up and unfilled vacancies - | Category-wise details of backlog vacancies, vacancies filled up and unfilled vacancies - |
| S. No                                                                                    | Ministry! Department                                                                     | SC                                                                                       | SC                                                                                       | SC                                                                                       | ST                                                                                       | ST                                                                                       | ST                                                                                       | OBC                                                                                      | OBC                                                                                      | OBC                                                                                      |
|                                                                                          |                                                                                          | Vacancies                                                                                | Filled up                                                                                | unfilled                                                                                 | Vacancies                                                                                | Filled up                                                                                | unfilled                                                                                 | Vacancies                                                                                | Filled up                                                                                | unfilled                                                                                 |
| 1                                                                                        | Defence Production                                                                       | 8847                                                                                     | 6976                                                                                     | 1871                                                                                     | 7574                                                                                     | 5880                                                                                     | 1694                                                                                     | 4684                                                                                     | 4156                                                                                     | 528                                                                                      |
| 2                                                                                        | Railways                                                                                 | 6940                                                                                     | 3582                                                                                     | 4445                                                                                     | 6055                                                                                     | 2288                                                                                     | 4405                                                                                     | 9135                                                                                     | 5640                                                                                     | 5403                                                                                     |
| 3                                                                                        | Financial Services                                                                       | 968                                                                                      | 294                                                                                      | 674 1                                                                                    | 1166                                                                                     | 486                                                                                      | 677                                                                                      | 1445                                                                                     | 225                                                                                      | 1145                                                                                     |
| 4                                                                                        | Posts                                                                                    | 1452                                                                                     | 408                                                                                      | 1044                                                                                     | 864                                                                                      | 197                                                                                      | 667                                                                                      | 819                                                                                      | 240                                                                                      | 579                                                                                      |
| 5                                                                                        | Defence                                                                                  | 1848                                                                                     | 45                                                                                       | 1803                                                                                     | 1189                                                                                     | 22                                                                                       | 1167                                                                                     | 3986                                                                                     | 98                                                                                       | 3888                                                                                     |
| 6                                                                                        | Housing& Urban Affairs                                                                   | 147                                                                                      | 81                                                                                       | 66                                                                                       | 94                                                                                       | 51                                                                                       | 43                                                                                       | 302                                                                                      | 121                                                                                      | 181                                                                                      |
| 7                                                                                        | Home Affairs                                                                             | 6393                                                                                     | 1108                                                                                     | 4450                                                                                     | 3524                                                                                     | 466                                                                                      | 2821                                                                                     | 6610                                                                                     | 717                                                                                      | 5479                                                                                     |
| 8                                                                                        | Atomic Energy                                                                            | 137                                                                                      | 21                                                                                       | 116                                                                                      | 149                                                                                      | 16                                                                                       | 133                                                                                      | 571                                                                                      | 31                                                                                       | 540                                                                                      |
| 9                                                                                        | Revenue                                                                                  | 3239                                                                                     | 477                                                                                      | 2762                                                                                     | 2142                                                                                     | 142                                                                                      | 2000                                                                                     | 1742                                                                                     | 277                                                                                      | 1465                                                                                     |
| 10                                                                                       | Education                                                                                | 1111                                                                                     | 210                                                                                      | 901                                                                                      | 923                                                                                      | 71                                                                                       | 852                                                                                      | 1721                                                                                     | 227                                                                                      | 1494                                                                                     |

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