Lok Sabha Question No. 2778 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-12-15
Subject: Vacant Reserved Posts
Ministry: PERSONNEL, PUBLIC GRIEVANCES AND PENSIONS
Asked by: Alok Kumar Suman

## MINISTRY OF PERSONNEL, PUBLIC GRIEVANCES AND PENSIONS

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA (DEPARTMENT OF PERSONNEL AND TRAINING)

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2778

(TO BE ANSWERED ON 15.12.2021)

## VACANT RESERVED POSTS

## 2778. DR. ALOK KUMAR SUMAN:

Will the PRIME MINISTER be pleased to state:

- (a) whether it is a fact that large number of reserved vacancies are not filled in Government institutions and autonomous bodies of Union Government due to negligent approach of the concerned Department;
- (b) if so, the details thereof and the reasons therefor;
- (c) whether the Government has taken any disciplinary measures against the faulty officials for not performing theirs official responsibilities;
- (d) if so, the details thereof; and
- (e) the  measures  taken/being  taken  by  the  Government  to  fill  all  reserved  vacancies  of SC/ST/OBC within the stipulated time?

## 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) & (b): Department of Personnel and Training (DoPT) collects data on filling of backlog reserved  vacancies  for  Scheduled  Castes  (SCs),  Scheduled  Tribes  (STs)  and  Other  Backward Classes (OBCs) from ten Ministries/Departments, having more than 90% of the employees in Central Government. These Ministries/Departments collect such data from their attached/subordinate offices, Central Public Sector Undertakings, Financial Institutions, Nationalized Banks, etc. and, thereafter, furnish consolidated data to DoPT. Ministry/Department-wise  and  category-wise  (i.e.  SCs,  STs  and  OBCs)  details  of  backlog reserved vacancies, as on 01.01.2020, as per information received from various Ministries/Departments, is enclosed as Annexure-I.

(c) & (d): To ensure that the guidelines of DoPT regarding reservation for SCs, STs and OBCs in  the  posts  and  services  of  the  Central  Government  are  implemented  in  letter  and  spirit, instructions have been issued to each Ministry/Department/Attached and Subordinate office, for nomination of Deputy Secretary in charge of administration (or any other officer at least of the rank  of  Deputy  Secretary)  as  Liaison  Officer.  If  Liaison  Officers  of  Ministries/Departments notice that there is flouting of reservation instructions by any officers or complaint against any officer of harassment or deliberately manipulating things to damage the interests of the weaker sections, they should report such lapses to the Secretary/Additional Secretary of the Ministry/Department  concerned  or  to  the  Head  of  Department  in  respect  of  offices  under  the Head of Department, as the case may be. The concerned Secretary/Additional Secretary/ Head of the  Department  shall  pass  necessary  orders  on  such  reports  to  ensure  strict  compliance  of  the reservation orders by the appointing authority concerned.

(e): Filling of vacancies, along with backlog reserved vacancies, is a continuous process. All the  Ministries/Departments  have  been  requested  from  time  to  time  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, with the latest letter having been issued on 03.11.2021.

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## Annexure

| LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.2778 FOR 15.12.2021 RAISED BY DR. ALOK KUMAR SUMAN REGARDING VACANT RESERVED POSTS   | LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.2778 FOR 15.12.2021 RAISED BY DR. ALOK KUMAR SUMAN REGARDING VACANT RESERVED POSTS   | LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.2778 FOR 15.12.2021 RAISED BY DR. ALOK KUMAR SUMAN REGARDING VACANT RESERVED POSTS   | LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.2778 FOR 15.12.2021 RAISED BY DR. ALOK KUMAR SUMAN REGARDING VACANT RESERVED POSTS   | LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.2778 FOR 15.12.2021 RAISED BY DR. ALOK KUMAR SUMAN REGARDING VACANT RESERVED POSTS   | LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.2778 FOR 15.12.2021 RAISED BY DR. ALOK KUMAR SUMAN REGARDING VACANT RESERVED POSTS   | LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.2778 FOR 15.12.2021 RAISED BY DR. ALOK KUMAR SUMAN REGARDING VACANT RESERVED POSTS   | LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.2778 FOR 15.12.2021 RAISED BY DR. ALOK KUMAR SUMAN REGARDING VACANT RESERVED POSTS   | LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.2778 FOR 15.12.2021 RAISED BY DR. ALOK KUMAR SUMAN REGARDING VACANT RESERVED POSTS   | LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.2778 FOR 15.12.2021 RAISED BY DR. ALOK KUMAR SUMAN REGARDING VACANT RESERVED POSTS   | LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.2778 FOR 15.12.2021 RAISED BY DR. ALOK KUMAR SUMAN REGARDING VACANT RESERVED POSTS   |
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| DATA ON BACKLOG RESERVED VACANCIES AS ON 31.12.2019 (01.01.2020)                                                     | DATA ON BACKLOG RESERVED VACANCIES AS ON 31.12.2019 (01.01.2020)                                                     | DATA ON BACKLOG RESERVED VACANCIES AS ON 31.12.2019 (01.01.2020)                                                     | DATA ON BACKLOG RESERVED VACANCIES AS ON 31.12.2019 (01.01.2020)                                                     | DATA ON BACKLOG RESERVED VACANCIES AS ON 31.12.2019 (01.01.2020)                                                     | DATA ON BACKLOG RESERVED VACANCIES AS ON 31.12.2019 (01.01.2020)                                                     | DATA ON BACKLOG RESERVED VACANCIES AS ON 31.12.2019 (01.01.2020)                                                     | DATA ON BACKLOG RESERVED VACANCIES AS ON 31.12.2019 (01.01.2020)                                                     | DATA ON BACKLOG RESERVED VACANCIES AS ON 31.12.2019 (01.01.2020)                                                     | DATA ON BACKLOG RESERVED VACANCIES AS ON 31.12.2019 (01.01.2020)                                                     | DATA ON BACKLOG RESERVED VACANCIES AS ON 31.12.2019 (01.01.2020)                                                     |
| 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                                                                                                                    | 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                                                                                                                |