Lok Sabha Question No. 3400 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-08-09
Subject: Vacant Posts in Ministry of Education
Ministry: Education
Asked by: Dharmendra Kumar Kashyap

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF EDUCATION DEPARTMENT OF HIGHER EDUCATION

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3400 TO BE ANSWERED ON 09 th  AUGUST, 2021

## Vacant Posts in Ministry of Education

## 3400.  SHRI DHARMENDRA KASHYAP :

Will the Minister of EDUCATION be pleased to state:

- (a)  whether  it  is  a  fact  that  a  large  number  of  posts  are  vacant  in  the  category  of Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes and Other Backward Classes in the Ministry;
- (b)  the  number  of  sanctioned  posts  in  these  and  general  categories  and  the  number  of vacant posts out of them, category-wise;
- (c) the details of the steps taken during the last two years for filling them up; and
- (d) whether some communities are being deprived of the benefits of reservation by not making appointments on sanctioned posts and if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER MINISTER OF EDUCATION (SHRI DHARMENDRA PRADHAN)

- (a) & (b): The sanctioned and vacant posts belonging to various cadres such as Indian Statistical Service  (ISS),  Sub-ordinate  Statistical  Service  (SSS),  Indian  Economic  Service  (IES),  Central Secretariat Services (CSS), Central Secretariat Stenographers Services (CSSS), Central Secretariat Clerical Services (CSCS), Central Secretariat Official Language Services (CSOLS) etc. and posts under Central Staffing Scheme are maintained and filled up by respective Cadre Controlling  Authorities.  As  far  as  the  posts,  where  the  Cadre  Controlling  Authority  is  this Ministry,  a  category-wise  detail  of  sanctioned  and  vacant  posts  are  given  in  the  table  at Annexure .
- (c) Filling up of vacancies is an ongoing and continuous process. The vacancies are filled up through  promotion/  direct  recruitment/  deputation/  departmental  examination  as  prescribed  in their recruitment rules and are reported to the Department of Personnel & Training (DoP&T) or Staff  Selection  Commission  (SSC)  etc.  from  time  to  time . In  respect  of  vacancies  relating  to Senior Secretariat Assistant (SSA) Zone of Consideration for promotion to the post is issued by DoP&T.  All  candidates  covered  under  Zone  of  Consideration  issued  by  DoP&T  have  been promoted.  Vacant  posts  of  Multi-Tasking  Staff  and  Canteen  Attendant  have  been  reported  to SSC.

(d) No, Sir.

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## ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (A)  & (B) OF LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3400 TO BE ANSWERED  ON  09.08.2021  ASKED  BY  SHRI  DHARMENDRA  KASHYAP,  HON'BLE  MEMBER  OF  PARLIAMENT REGARDING 'VACANT POSTS IN MINISTRY OF EDUCATION'

| Name of the post                   | Sanctioned Posts   | Sanctioned Posts   | Sanctioned Posts   | Sanctioned Posts   | In Position   | In Position   | In Position   | In Position   | Vacant Posts   | Vacant Posts   | Vacant Posts   | Vacant Posts   |
|------------------------------------|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
| Name of the post                   | General            | SC                 | ST                 | OBC                | General       | SC            | ST            | OBC           | General        | SC             | ST             | OBC            |
| Senior Secretariat Assistant (SSA) | 43                 | 8                  | 3                  | -                  | 15            | 3             | 2             | -             | 28             | 5              | 1              | -              |
| Multi-Tasking Staff                | 81                 | 29                 | 14                 | 53                 | 30            | 58            | 8             | 11            | 51             | -29* (excess)  | 06             | 42             |
| Canteen Attendant                  | 07                 | 1                  | 01                 | 02                 | 2             | 2             | -             | -             | 05             | -01* (excess)  | 01             | 02             |