Lok Sabha Question No. 201 (STARRED), answered on 2021-12-13
Subject: Shortage of Bank Staff
Ministry: FINANCE
Asked by: Anumula Revanth Reddy

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF FINANCE

## DEPARTMENT OF FINANCIAL SERVICES

## LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION No. *201

TO BE ANSWERED ON 13 th  December, 2021(MONDAY)/

## Shortage of Bank Staff

*201.  SHRI ANUMULA REVANTH REDDY:

Will the Minister of FINANCE be pleased to state: (a) whether the Government is aware of the fact that there is a huge shortage of staff in  the  Public  Sector  Banks  (PSBs)  due  to  which  they  are  unable  to  perform  their duties properly; (b) if so, the details thereof along with the response of the Government in this regard; (c) the details of the number of sanctioned and vacant posts as on date, bank-wise; (d) the details of posts/vacancies abolished during the last six years, bank-wise; and (e)  the  steps  taken  by  the  Government  to  do  away  with  the  shortage  of  staff  in

- banks?

Agrahayana 22, 1943 (Saka)

## ANSWER

## The Finance Minister

(Smt. Nirmala Sitharaman)

(a) to (e) : A statement is laid on the table of the house.

STATEMENT  AS  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  LOK  SABHA  STARRED QUESTION  No.  *201  FOR  ANSWER  ON  13 th   DECEMBER,  2021  REGARDING

## 'SHORTAGE  OF  BANK  STAFF'  TABLED  BY  SHRI  ANUMULA  REVANTH REDDY, MEMBER OF PARLIAMENT.

(a) to (e): No, sir. As per inputs received from Public Sector Banks, as on 1.12.2021, 95% staff is in position against the sanctioned staff strength. The small proportion of vacancies is substantially attributable to attrition on account of superannuation and other  usual  factors.  As  on  1.12.2021,  there  are  8,05,986  sanctioned  posts  and 41,177  vacant  posts  in  Public  Sector  Banks,  details  of  which  are  at  Annexe.  No post/vacancy  has  been  abolished  during  last  six  years  in  all  Public  Sector  Banks except  one  (01)  post  in  Punjab  &  Sind  Bank  in  2016.  Banks  undertake  staff recruitment to fill vacancies on ongoing basis as per their requirement.

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## ANNEXE

| Bank                  | Sanctioned Posts   | Sanctioned Posts   | Sanctioned Posts   | Vacant Posts   | Vacant Posts   | Vacant Posts   |
|-----------------------|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
|                       | Officer            | Clerk              | Sub-staff          | Officer        | Clerk          | Sub-staff      |
| Bank of India         | 28664              | 19831              | 8100               | 3448           | 0              | 1400           |
| Bank of Baroda        | 42243              | 27725              | 9532               | 15             | 0              | 0              |
| Bank of Maharashtra   | 6768               | 4009               | 2221               | 190            | 0              | 0              |
| Central Bank of India | 20039              | 10358              | 6771               | 3528           | 1726           | 1041           |
| Canara Bank           | 52061              | 24609              | 12446              | 761            | 564            | 0              |
| Indian Bank           | 25214              | 14221              | 4001               | 733            | 1412           | 0              |
| Indian Overseas Bank  | 12556              | 7961               | 2077               | 1242           | 2058           | 1812           |
| Punjab National Bank  | 53694              | 30990              | 20005              | 1210           | 716            | 4817           |
| Punjab & Sind Bank    | 7414               | 2309               | 1672               | 728            | 407            | 0              |
| State Bank of India   | 115998             | 96985              | 34530              | 3423           | 5121           | 0              |
| UCO Bank              | 13184              | 7901               | 4195               | 1078           | 1336           | 1313           |
| Union Bank of India   | 42119              | 25014              | 8569               | 1024           | 0              | 74             |
| TOTAL                 | 805986             | 805986             | 805986             | 41177          | 41177          | 41177          |

Source: Public Sector Banks