Lok Sabha Question No. 2449 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-03-16
Subject: Vacant Posts
Ministry: PERSONNEL, PUBLIC GRIEVANCES AND PENSIONS
Asked by: Arvind Ganpat Sawant

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF PERSONNEL, PUBLIC GRIEVANCES AND PENSIONS

## (DEPARTMENT OF PERSONNEL & TRAINNNG)

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2449 (TO BE ANSWERED ON 16.03.2022)

## VACANT POSTS

## 2449. SHRI ARVIND GANPAT SAWANT:

Will the PRIME MINISTER be pleased to state:

- the number and details of posts lying vacant under the Departments/Ministries of the Central Government including Autonomous and other constitutional bodies as on 23rd February, 2022, Ministries/Department-wise;
- the present status of the recruitment process for the that have been notified by the Government under   the  Department/Ministries of the Central Government   including Autonomous and other Constitutional Bodies during the said period but not filled? posts
- the number and details of posts that have been notified vis-a-vis filled by the Government under the Departments/Ministries of the Central Government including Autonomous and other constitutional bodies during the last year; and

## 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 (c): The details of posts under various Central Government Ministries /Departments, as on 01.03.2020, are at Annexure-I. Data of posts in Autonomous and other Constitutional bodies is not maintained centrally

Occurrence and filling of vacancies is a continuous process as per the requirements of various   Ministries   [Departments/Organisations of Central Government issues instructions to all the Ministries /Departments from time to time for timely action to fill up the unfilled posts.

Estimated Iumber" 0f Central Government Employees as on 01.03.2020

| S.No.   | Ministries/Departments                         |   No. of Sanctioned Posts |   Number in Position |
|---------|------------------------------------------------|---------------------------|----------------------|
|         | Agricultural Research and Education            |                        54 |                   32 |
|         | Agriculture, Cooperation and Farmers Welfare   |                      5791 |                 3619 |
| 3       | Animal Husbandry and Diarying & Fisheries      |                      3455 |                 2110 |
|         | Atomic Energy                                  |                     38080 |                32764 |
| 5       | AYUSH                                          |                       184 |                  160 |
| 6       | Bio-Technology                                 |                       255 |                  171 |
| 7       | Cabinet Secretariat                            |                       342 |                  295 |
|         | Chemicals and Petrochemicals & Pharmaceuticals |                       320 |                  313 |
| 9       | Civil Aviation                                 |                      2106 |                 1254 |
| 10      | Coal                                           |                       434 |                  285 |
| 11      | Commerce                                       |                      5359 |                 3206 |
| 12      | Consumer Affairs                               |                      1293 |                  778 |
| 13      | Corporate Affairs                              |                      2594 |                 1518 |
| 14      | Culture                                        |                     10294 |                 6721 |
| 15      | Defence (Civil)                                |                    633139 |               385637 |
| 16      | Development of NE Region                       |                       336 |                  225 |
| 17      | Drinking Water and Sanitation                  |                       158 |                  107 |
| 18      | Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities       |                       143 |                   91 |
| 19      | Earth Sciences                                 |                      7508 |                 4649 |
| 20      | Economic Affairs                               |                      1403 |                 1040 |
| 21      | Environment, Forests and Climate Change        |                      4869 |                 2622 |
| 22      | Expenditure                                    |                      1597 |                 1072 |
| 23      | External Affairs                               |                     11035 |                 8831 |
| 24      | Fertilizers                                    |                       249 |                  226 |
| 25      | Financial Services                             |                      1613 |                 1268 |
| 26      | Food and Public Distribution                   |                      1027 |                  757 |
| 27      | Food Processing Industries                     |                       181 |                  121 |
| 28      | Health and Family Welfare                      |                     23010 |                20907 |
| 29      | Health Research                                |                        42 |                   25 |

| 30   | Heavy Incustry                            | 247     |     166 |
|------|-------------------------------------------|---------|---------|
|      | Higher Education                          | 1155    |     844 |
| 32   |                                           | 108'430 |  955588 |
| 33   | Indian Audit and Accounts Department      | 67522   |   44285 |
| 34   | Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade  | 2570    |    1664 |
| 35   | Information and Broadcasting              | 5335    |    3379 |
| 36   | Electronics and Information Technology    | 6549    |    5113 |
| 37   | Investment and Public Asset Managemnent   | 86      |      68 |
| 38   | Labour and Employment                     | 6711    |    4068 |
| 39   | Land Resources                            | 128     |      80 |
| 40   | Law and Justice                           | 2703    |    1971 |
| 41   | Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises       | 452     |     443 |
| 42   | Mines                                     | 14019   |    7094 |
| 43   | Minority Affairs                          | 267     |     177 |
| 44   | New and Renewable Energy                  | 330     |     213 |
| 45   | Panchayati Raj                            | 127     |      74 |
| 46   | Parliamentary Affairs                     | 150     |     117 |
| 47   | Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions | 11124   |    8749 |
| 48   | Petroleum and Natural Gas                 | 332     |     222 |
| 49   | Niti Aayog                                | 739     |     497 |
| 50   | Posts                                     | 267491  |  177441 |
| 51   | Power                                     | 1439    |     778 |
| 52   | President's Secretariat                   | 380     |     289 |
| 53   | Prime Minister's Office                   | 446     |     329 |
| 54   | Public Enterprises                        | 107     |      72 |
| 55   | Railways                                  | 1507694 | 1270399 |
| 56   | Revenue                                   | 178432  |  102105 |
| 57   | Road Transport and Highways               | 976     |     726 |
| 58   | Rural Development                         | 549     |     380 |
| 59   | School Education and Literacy             | 276     |     202 |
| 60   | Science and Technology                    | 12444   |    4217 |
| 61   | Scientific and Industrial Research        | 116     |      77 |
| 62   | Ports, Shipping and Waterways             | 2642    |    1572 |
| 63   | Skill Development and Entrepreneurship    | 1987    |    1223 |
| 64   | Social Justice and Empowerment            | 666     |     451 |

|   65 | Space                                                     |   18702 |   16014 |
|------|-----------------------------------------------------------|---------|---------|
|   66 | Statistics and P ogratnme                                 |    6152 |    4219 |
|   67 | Steel                                                     |     302 |     275 |
|   68 | Telecommunications                                        |    3546 |    3349 |
|   69 | Textiles                                                  |    4739 |    4653 |
|   70 | Tourism                                                   |     579 |     462 |
|   71 | Tribal Affairs                                            |     313 |     172 |
|   72 | Union Public Service Commission                           |    1828 |    1164 |
|   73 | Housing and Urban Affairs                                 |   19507 |   19493 |
|   74 | Vice President's Secretariat                              |      62 |      51 |
|   75 | Water Resources, River Development and Ganga Rejuvenation |   10639 |    6082 |
|   76 | Women and Child Development                               |     698 |     596 |
|   77 | Youth Affairs and Sports                                  |     382 |     291 |