Lok Sabha Question No. 2682 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-08-04
Subject: Promotion of Staff
Ministry: COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY
Asked by: Raksha Nikhil Khadse

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF COMMERCE & INDUSTRY DEPARTMENT FOR PROMOTION OF INDUSTRY AND INTERNAL TRADE

## LOK SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2682. TO BE ANSWERED ON WEDNESDAY, THE 4 TH  AUGUST, 2021.

## PROMOTION OF STAFF

## 2682.  SHRIMATI RAKSHA NIKHIL KHADSE:

Will the Minister of COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY be pleased to state: वाणिज्य  एवं उद्योग मंत्री

- (a) whether there are several posts which are pending in Petroleum and Explosives Safety Organisation for confirmations and promotions;
- (b) if so, the details thereof post-wise including the total strength of the posts as per Roster Registry (RR);
- (c) the details of the RR established for these posts; and
- (d) the steps taken by the Government to address the issue?

## ANSWER

## वाणिज्य  एवं उद्योग मंत्रालय में राज्य मंत्री (श्री सोम प्रकाश) THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF COMMERCE & INDUSTRY (SHRI SOM PARKASH)

- (a) & (b): The details of various posts are given below:

|   Sr. No | Name of the posts                  |   Sanctioned Strength |   Filled |   Vacant |   Confirmation Pending |   Promotion Pending |
|----------|------------------------------------|-----------------------|----------|----------|------------------------|---------------------|
|        1 | Chief Controller of Explosives     |                    01 |        0 |       01 |                      0 |                  01 |
|        2 | Dy. Chief Controller of Explosives |                    27 |       12 |       15 |                      0 |                  15 |
|        3 | Accounts Officer                   |                    01 |       01 |        0 |                     01 |                   0 |
|        4 | Administrative Officer             |                    01 |        0 |       01 |                      0 |                  01 |

|   5. | Private Secretary          |   01 |   01 |   0 |   01 |   0 |
|------|----------------------------|------|------|-----|------|-----|
|    6 | Senior Technical Assistant |   05 |    5 |   0 |    5 |   0 |
|    7 | Senior Hindi Translator    |   01 |    0 |  01 |    0 |  01 |
|    8 | Stenographer Grade-I       |   10 |   09 |  01 |   09 |  01 |
|    9 | Office Superintendent      |   19 |   13 |  06 |    0 |  06 |
|   10 | Assistant                  |   34 |   29 |  05 |    0 |  05 |
|   11 | Upper Division Clerk       |   71 |   46 |  25 |    0 |  25 |
|   12 | Lower Division Clerk       |   58 |   45 |  13 |   29 |   0 |
|   13 | Stenographer Grade-II      |   21 |   20 |  01 |    0 |  01 |
|   14 | Stenographer Grade-III     |   21 |   11 |  10 |   09 |   0 |
|   15 | Driver                     |   22 |   09 |  13 |   03 |  08 |
|   16 | Multi Tasking Staff        |   59 |   40 |  19 |   31 |   0 |

Source; PESO

- (c) : The details of the RR established for these posts:

Group A - Service Rules for Group 'A' posts of PESO have been notified vide Gazette Notification No. G.S.R. 154(E) dt 05.03.2021.

Group  B -  Recruitment  Rules  of  Group  'B'  have  been  notified  vide Gazette  Notification  No.  GSR  231  -  dated  09/05/1997  -  Department  of Explosives (Group B Posts), Recruitment Rules, 1997.

Group C - Recruitment Rules of Group 'C' have been notified vide Gazette Notification No. GSR 431 - dated 27/09/1996 - Department of Explosives (Group C Posts), Recruitment Rules, 1996.

(d): The steps taken by the Government and Petroleum and Explosives Safety Organization are as under:

|   Sr. No | Name of the posts                  |   Promotion Pending | Steps Taken                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             |
|----------|------------------------------------|---------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|        1 | Chief Controller of Explosives     |                  01 | Proposal submitted to Union Public Service Commission for holding Departmental Promotion Committee (DPC) meeting.                                                                                                                                       |
|        2 | Dy. Chief Controller of Explosives |                  15 | Proposal submitted to Union Public Service Commission for holding Departmental Promotion Committee (DPC) meeting.                                                                                                                                       |
|        3 | Administrative Officer             |                  01 | DPC meeting was held on 11.6.2020. All 2 recommended office superintendents refused promotion. Again DPC is proposed in this year.                                                                                                                      |
|        4 | Senior Hindi Translator            |                  01 | DPC meeting was held on Feb- 2016. Promotion was refused by one eligible Junior Hindi Translator. Subsequently vacancy was published on deputation in employment news but no application received for deputation. DPC meeting is proposed in this year. |
|        5 | Stenographer Grade-I               |                  01 | Vacancy available on 30.08.2019. DPC meeting is proposed in this year.                                                                                                                                                                                  |
|        6 | Office Superintendent              |                  06 | DPC was held on 28.10.2020. Promotion refused by all 4 eligible Assistants. Again DPC meeting is proposed in this year.                                                                                                                                 |
|        7 | Assistant                          |                  05 | Vacancies are available from 01.02.2021 to 01.07.2021. DPC meeting is proposed in this year.                                                                                                                                                            |
|        8 | Upper Division Clerk               |                  25 | DPC meeting will be held in September-2021.                                                                                                                                                                                                             |
|        9 | Stenographer Grade-II              |                  01 | Vacancy available from this month only. DPC will be held in this year.                                                                                                                                                                                  |
|       10 | Drivers                            |                  08 | DPC will be held in this year.                                                                                                                                                                                                                          |

Source; PESO

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