Lok Sabha Question No. 4049 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2025-03-25
Subject: Fraudulent Recruitment Drives
Ministry: RURAL DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: Shri Balabhadra Majhi, Shri Alok Sharma, Shri Naba Charan Majhi, Smt. Kamaljeet Sehrawat, Shri Jugal Kishore, Shri Mukesh Rajput, Shri Miteshbhai Rameshbhai Patel, Shri Hasmukhbhai Somabhai Patel

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RURAL DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT OF RURAL DEVELOPMENT

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4049

## ANSWERED ON 25/03/2025

## FRAUDULENT RECRUITMENT DRIVES

## 4049. Shri BalabhadraMajhi:

Shri Alok Sharma:

Shri NabaCharanMajhi:

Smt. KamaljeetSehrawat:

Shri Jugal Kishore:

Shri Mukesh Rajput:

Shri Mitesh Patel Bakabhai:

Shri HasmukhbhaiSomabhai Patel:

Will the Minister of RURAL DEVELOPMENT be pleased to state:

- (a) the details of steps taken to prevent fake fraudulent recruitment drives in future;
- (b) the details of mechanisms are in place to verify the authenticity of job postings claiming to be from the Government; and
- (c) whether  the  Government  has  any  plan  to  introduce  stricter regulations to prevent unauthorized organizations from falsely claiming affiliation with the Government and if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF RURAL DEVELOPMENT (SHRI KAMLESH PASWAN)

(a) to (c): All the recruitment against the regular posts of Group-'A' to 'C' in the Department of Rural Development is done through the respective  Cadre  Controlling  Authorities,  through  the  designated recruitment agency, such as Union Public Service Commission, Staff Selection Commission. Further, all the schemes of the Department of Rural Development are implemented through the State Governments/UTs;  and  field  functionaries  for  implementation  of such schemes are recruited by the respective State Governments.

The  Deparment  of  Rural  Development  has  recently  come across  a  fake  website impersonating  Department's  content  and called  applications  from  the  candidates  for  recruitment  to  various post. Taking cognizance of the matter, Indian Cyber Crime Coordination  Centre  (I4C)  under  the  Ministry  of  Home  Affairs  was requested to take down the fraudulent websites. The I4C removed the websites of the fake organization from the Internet. A disclaimer was also  published  on  the  website  of  the  Ministry  about  the  fake organization.  General  public  were  also cautioned  through  public notice  against  the  fraudulent  website/organization  and  its  fake recruitment drive. Further, this Department has requested to police authorities  to  lodge  FIR  in  this  regard,  investigate  the  matter  and take penal course of action against the culprit(s).

The Department has also, in order to ensure immediate action in  such  incidences,  designated  an  officer  in  the  Department  as Nodal  Officer  under the  Information  Technology  Act,  2000  (21  of 2000)  and  Information  Technology  (Guidelines  for  Intermediaries and  Digital  Media  Ethics  Code)  Rules,  2021  for  issuing  notice  to intermediaries  in  relation  to  any  information  which  is  prohibited under  any  law  for  the  time  being  in  force  pertaining  to  this Department.

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