Lok Sabha Question No. 463 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-07-20
Subject: Vacant Post in Government Departments
Ministry: PERSONNEL, PUBLIC GRIEVANCES AND PENSIONS
Asked by: Karti P. Chidambaram, Kunwar Danish Ali

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

## (DEPARTMENT OF PERSONNEL & TRAINING)

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 463

(TO BE ANSWERED ON 20.07.2022)

## VACANT POST IN GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENTS

## 463. SHRI KARTI P. CHIDAMBARAM: KEJN WAR DANISH ALT:

Will the PRIME MINISTER be pleased to state:

- (a) whether there are large number of posts lying vacant currently in various Government Departments;
- (b) if so, the details thereof and the reasons therefor;
- (c) the details of the steps taken by the Government to fill these vacancies; and
- (d) whether the Government has set any deadlines by which these posts are likely to be and if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

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

(a) to (d): As per the Annual Report of Pay Research Unit of Department of Expenditu details of sanctioned posts and number in position under various Ministries/Departments Central Government, as on 01.03.2021, are at Annexure. Creation and filling up of post Central Government is responsibility of the concerned Ministry/Department and continuous process. Vacancies in various Ministries/Departments of the Central Govern their attachedlsubordinate offices arise due to retirement, promotion, resignation, dea Ministries/Departments of the Central Government have been requested to take actio mission mode for filling up of vacant posts in a time bound manner.

## GROUP-WISE AND STATUS-WISE (GING)ESTIMATED NUMBER OF CENTRALGOVERNMENT CIVILIAN REGULAR EMPLOVEESAS ON 01.032021

| S.No.    | MinistrV/Departrnent                             | Number of SanctionedPasts   | Number of SanctionedPasts   | Number of SanctionedPasts   | Number of SanctionedPasts   | Number of SanctionedPasts   | Number of perons ii Position   | Number of perons ii Position   | Number of perons ii Position   | Number of perons ii Position   | Number of perons ii Position   |
|----------|--------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
| S.No.    | ________________________________________________ | A(G)                        | B(G)                        | B(NG)                       | C(NG)                       | Total                       | A(G)                           | B(G)                           | B(NG)                          | (NG)                           | Total                          |
| - ii --- | - - 2)                                           | ( 31                        | (4)                         | (5)                         | (6                          | (7)                         | 8)                             | 9                              | (10)                           | (11)                           | 12                             |
|          | IAgricultural Research & Education               | 19                          | 11                          | 10                          | 14                          | 54                          | 16                             | 6                              | 7                              | 12                             | 41                             |
| 2        | Agriculture, Cooperation & FarnierWelfare        | &16                         | 516                         | 579                         | 4044                        | 57.55                       | 386                            | 325                            | 362                            | 2472                           | 3545                           |
|          | 'iisherles, Aninial Husbandry&Dlarying           | 334                         | 127                         | 1.09                        | 3080                        | 3650                        | 204                            | 70                             | 52                             | 1482                           | 1808                           |
| 4        | Atomic Energy                                    | 12554                       | 810                         | 8594                        | 16195                       | 38153                       | 11654                          | 680                            | 6952                           | 9407                           | 28693                          |
| 5        | AVUSH .                                          | 138                         | 54                          | 98                          | 77                          | 367                         | 104                            | 23                             | 59                             | 63                             | 249                            |
| 6        | Blo-Technology                                   | 123                         | 17                          | 42                          | 67                          | 249                         | 76                             | 19                             | 37                             | 34                             | 166                            |
| 7        | Cabinet SecretarIat                              | 80                          | 51                          | 87.                         | 129                         | 347                         | 69                             | 55                             | 64                             | 105                            | 293                            |
| 8        | Chemicals & Petrochemicals                       | 49                          | 9                           | 50                          | 83                          | 191                         | 25                             | 9                              | 31                             | 54                             | 119                            |
| 9        | CivIl AviatiOn .                                 | 729                         | 287                         | 373                         | 900                         | 2289                        | 525                            | 193                            | 146                            | 518                            | 1372                           |
| 70       | Coal                                             | 70                          | 55                          | 97                          | 211                         | 433                         | .51                            | 25                             | 75                             | 112                            | 263                            |
| Ii       | commerce                                         | 852                         | 753                         | 1.324-                      | 2162                        | 5091                        | .47.5                          | 420                            | 661                            | 950                            | 2506                           |
| 12       | Consumer Affairs                                 | 205                         | 201                         | 227                         | 650                         | 1283                        | 167                            | 145                            | 151                            | 279                            | 742                            |
| 13       | corporate Affairs                                | 801                         | 139                         | 752                         | 972                         | - 2664                      | 584                            | 53                             | '158                           | 349                            | 1444                           |
| 14       | Culture                                          | 471                         | 47                          | 1483                        | 8582                        | 10583                       | 259                            | 37                             | 852                            | 5647                           | 6795                           |
| IS       | Defence (Civilian)                               | 18296                       | 28268                       |                             | 96639502839                 | 646042                      | 14267                          | 20609                          | 57273                          | 289187                         | 351336                         |
| 16       | Development of NE Region                         | 69                          | 43                          | 84                          | 140                         | 336                         | 57                             | 25                             | 42                             | 102                            | 226                            |
| 17       | Drinking Water & Sanitation                      | 55                          | 33                          | 42                          | 213                         | 158                         | 43                             | 20                             | 30                             | 16                             | 109                            |
| 18       | Empowerment of Persons with DisabIlities         | 58                          | 3                           | 62                          | 26                          | 149                         | 36                             | 2                              | 34                             | 15                             | . 87                           |
| 19       | Earth Sciences                                   | 741                         | 1654                        | 2248                        | 2841                        | 7484                        | 3 2 5                          | 959'                           | 1864                           | 1293                           | 4441                           |
| 20       | EconomicAffairs .                                | 331                         | 155.                        | 218                         | 610                         | 1314                        | 242                            | 117                            | 201                            | 448                            | 1.008                          |
| 21       | Environment,Forests& Climate Change              | 742                         | 382                         | 1081                        | 2677                        | 4882                        | 530                            | 218                            | S19                            |                                | -                              |
| 22       | Expenditure                                      | 377                         | 434                         | 325                         | 44                          | 1590                        | 268                            | 332                            | 27                             | 4±                             | IPZ1                           |
| 23       | External Affairs                                 | . 2473                      | 2476                        | 292S                        | 3930                        | 11807                       | 2272                           | 17662310                       |                                |                                |                                |
| 24       | Fertilizers .                                    | 56                          | 35                          | 92                          | 95                          | 278                         | 56                             | 26                             | 72                             |                                | -                              |
| 25       | FinancIal Seiices                                | . 293                       | 141                         | 373                         | 735                         | 1542                        | 229                            | 97                             | 272                            | -                              |                                |
| 26       | Food & PubllcDlstribution .                      | 1S4                         | 30                          | 424                         | 500                         | 1108                        | - 136                          | 29                             | 260                            |                                |                                |
| 27       | Food Processing Industries                       | 57                          | 34                          | 32                          | 54                          | 177                         | 50                             | 15                             | 24                             |                                |                                |

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| 28   | Health & Family Welfare                  | 2763   | 771     | 1213   | 20232   | 24979     | 2566   | 717   | .1127   | 18800   |   23210 |
|------|------------------------------------------|--------|---------|--------|---------|-----------|--------|-------|---------|---------|---------|
| 29   | Health Research                          | 16     | 8'      | 14     | 4       | 42        | 14     | 5     | 5       | - 1     |      25 |
| 30   | Heavy Industries                         | 57     | 40      | 47     | 103     | 247       | 41     | 22    | 33      | 56      |     151 |
| 31   | Higher Education                         | 219    | 130     | 322    | 475     | 1146      | 168    | 123   | 231     | 311     |     833 |
| 32   | Home Affairs                             | 23130  | 11286 - | 93946  | 957366  | 1085728   | 19275  | 9968  | 76082   | 836867  |  942192 |
| 33   | Indian Audit & Accounts                  | 6742   | 13413   | 3434   | 45507   | 69096     | 5792   | 10958 | 2610    | 23802   |   43162 |
| 34   | Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade | 1101   | 217     | 383    | 869     | 2570      | 998    | 119   | - 227 - | 764 -   |    2108 |
| 35   | information and flroadcasting            | 429    | 419     | 546    | 3388    | 4782      | 289    | 269 - | 273     | 1910    |    2741 |
| 36   | Electronics & Information Technology     | 4074   | 190     | 374    | 1903    | 6542      | 3511   | 7.    | 277.    | 1107    |    4973 |
| 37   | investment & Public Asset Managemnent    | 34     | 14      | 19     | 14      | 81        | 32     | 9     | 14      | 12      |      67 |
| 38   | Labour&Employment                        | 1127   | 387     | 521    | 4453    | 64S8      | 757    | 264   | 478     | 2581    |    4080 |
| 39   | land Resources                           | 43     | 9       | 43     | 34      | 129       | 28     | 3     | 20      | 21      |      72 |
| 40   | lawandiustice                            | 569    | 340     | 361    | 1322    | 2592      | 403    | 196   | 192     | 864     |    1655 |
| 4.1  | Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises      | 71     | 98      | 40     | 243     | 452'      | 59     | 83 .  | 33      | 206     |     381 |
| 42   | MInes                                    | 4396   | 1429    | 3186   |         | 490813919 | 284,0  | 777   | 1313    | 1926    |    6856 |
| 43   | MinorityAffairs                          | 76     | 73      | 61     | 67      | 277       | 49     | 41    | 31.     | 35      |     156 |
| 44   | New & Renewable Energy                   | 140    | 40      | 44     | 85      | 309       | 103    | 15    | 39      | 60      |     217 |
| 4S   | PanchayatiRaj                            | 38     | 25      | 25     | 40      | 128       | 35     | 7     | 17      | .13     |      72 |
| 46   | ParilamentaryAffairs                     | 23     | 22      | 45     | 60      | 150       | 21     | 10    | 35      | 55      |     121 |
| 47   | Personnel, PublicGrievances & Pensions   | 1082   | 1191    | 2718   | , 6122  | 11113     | 742    | 862   | 1869    | 5105    |    8578 |
| 48   | Petroleum and Natural Gas                | 73     | 66      | 67     | 135     | 341       | 57     | 51    | , 46    | 65      |     219 |
| 49   | Pharmaceuticals -                        | 27     | ' 25    | 25     | - 21    | / 98      | 21     | 12    | 13      | 16      |      62 |
| 50   | Planning (Niti Ayog)                     | 199    | 340     | 61     | 1.33    | 733       | 141    | 182   | 44      | 133     |     500 |
| 51   | Posts                                    | 798    | '4002   | 6725 - | 255967  | 267492    | 460    | 2421  | 6900    | 168060  |  177441 |
| 52   | Power                                    | 687    | 195     | 353    | 532     | 1767      | 480    | 76    | 160     | 261     |     977 |
| 53   | Pndeñt'sScrétEriat                       | . 43   | 44      | 75     | 218     | .380      |        |       | 59      | 157     |     289 |
| 54   | Prime Miflisters Office                  | 61     | 66      | 119    | 200 -   | 446       | 86     | 53    | 101     | 77      |     317 |
| 55   | Public Enterprises                       | 35     | 10      | 21     | 52      | 118       | - 29   | 7     | 9       | 32      |      77 |

| 56    | Railways                                      | 12856   | 5027   | 620     | 1495504   | 1514007   |   11436 | 4123   | 503    |   1204002 |   1220064 |
|-------|-----------------------------------------------|---------|--------|---------|-----------|-----------|---------|--------|--------|-----------|-----------|
| 57    | Revenue                                       | 12655   | 32012  | 34363   | 100579    | 179609    |    8652 | 26703  | 16080  |     47931 |     99366 |
| 58    | Road Transport & Highways                     | 334     | 120    | 236     | 315       | 1005      |     272 | 73     | 154    |       219 |       718 |
| 59    | Rural Development                             | 123     | 110    | 122     | 188       | 543       |     108 | 56     | 91     |       131 |       386 |
| 60    | School Education and Literacy                 | 124     | 42     | 117     | 159-      | 442       |      91 | 29     | 69     |        90 |       279 |
| 61    | Sdence&Technology                             | 643     | 742    | 3109    | 7948      | 12442     |     319 | 503    | 1523   |      1554 |      3899 |
| 62    | Scientific & Industrial Research              | 49      | iS     | 25      | 27        | 116       |      38 | 9      | 9      |        14 |        70 |
| 63    | Ports, Shipping and Waterways                 | 281     | 224    | 557     | 1508      | 2570      |     191 | 156    | 343    |       837 |      1527 |
| 64    | Skill Development and Enterprenurship         | 367     | 124    | 811     | 685       | 1987      |     272 | 69     | 507    |       441 |      1289 |
| 65    | - Social Justice & Empowerment                | 129'    | 104.   | 161     | 262       | 656       |      89 | 51     | 90     |       157 |       387 |
| 66    | ' Space                                       | 9721    | 211    | 4115    | 4109      | 18156     |    9459 | 133    | 3791   |      2667 |     16050 |
| 67    | StatistIcs & Programme implementation         | 545     | 1837   | 2620    | 1153      | 6155      |     414 | 1663   | 1220   |       702 |      3999 |
| 68    | Steel                                         | 57      | 51     | 65      | 101       | 274       |      42 | '' 38  | 58     |        79 |       217 |
| 69    | Telecommunication                             | 987     | 235    | 1328 -  | 996       | 3546 -    |    1122 | 189    | 1064   |      1004 |      3379 |
| 70    | Textiles                                      | 319     | 206    | 725     | 3489      | 4739      |     262 | 180    | 665    |      3131 |      4238 |
| 71    | Tourism                                       | 64      | 102    | 334     | 2613      | 568       |      52 | 91     | 109    |       172 |       424 |
| 72    | Tribal Affairs                                | 78      | 49     | 76      | 117       | 320       |      54 | 27     | 37     |        55 |       173 |
| 73    | Union Public Service Commission               | 231     | 277    | 407     | 882       | 1797      |     195 | 177    | 263    |       505 |      1140 |
| 74    | Housing and Urban Affairs                     | 3034    | 1884   | 1855    | 12682     | 19455     |    2831 | 1639   | 1701   |     10533 |     16704 |
| 75    | Vice Presidents Secretariat                   | 6       | 5      | 8       | 43        | 62        |       6 | S      | - 6    |        37 |        54 |
| 76    | Water Resources, River Development and tanga  | 11307   | 1358   | 2161    | 10173     | 1549      |    1614 | 615    | 1187   |      5223 |      8639 |
| 77    | ReIuvnatInn.. -.-.. Women & Child Development | ' 109   | 100    | 140     | 376       | 725       |      83 | ' 27   | - 78   |       184 |       372 |
| 78    | Youth Affairsand Sports                       | 68      | 78     | - 90    | 175       | 411       |      60 | 58     | 60     |       118 |       296 |
| Total | '                                             | 133383  | 116527 | -287006 | 3498287   | 4035203   |  109799 | 90245  | 194181 |   2661351 |   3055876 |