Lok Sabha Question No. 2206 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2024-08-05
Subject: Officers belonging to SC/ST Categories
Ministry: EDUCATION
Asked by: Adv. Chandra Shekhar

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF EDUCATION

## DEPARTMENT OF HIGHER EDUCATION

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2206

ANSWERED ON 5 th  AUGUST, 2024.

## Officers belonging to SC/ST Categories

## 2206 Adv. Chandra Shekhar:

Will the Minister of Education be pleased to state:

- (a) the total strength of the Additional Secretaries, Joint Secretaries and Directors in the Ministry during the period from 1.7.2014 to 1.1.2024, year and post-wise;
- (b) the number of the SC/ST officers posted in the Ministry on the posts of Additional Secretary, Joint Secretary and Director during the above period year and post-wise; and
- (c) the list of the IAS/IPS/IRS/IFS belonging to the SC and ST categories posted in the Ministry during the above period service, caste, year and post-wise?

## A N S W E R

## MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF EDUCATION (DR. SUKANTA MAJUMDAR)

- (a) to (c) The  posting  of  officers  as  Additional  Secretary,  Joint  Secretary  and Director/Deputy  Secretary  against  the  respective  sanctioned  strengths  in  the  core secretariat  of  the  Ministry  of  Education  under  Central  Staffing  Scheme  /  Central Secretariat Service is an ongoing and continuous process undertaken by Department of Personnel and Training (DoP&T).   The number of such officers posted during the period from 01.07.2014 to 01.01.2024 is available at  Annexure. As per the details available  in  the  service  records  of  such  officers  serving  in  this  Ministry  (as  on 01.01.2024), 11 (eleven) Officers (9 SCs & 2 STs) belonging to SC/ST category were working as Director/Deputy Secretary, out of which, 1 (one) officer (ST) belonged to IAS cadre.

ANNEXURE ANNEXURE  REFERRED  IN  REPLY  OF  PART  (a)  TO  (c)  OF  THE  LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2206 ANSWERED ON 05 TH  AUGUST, 2024 REGARDING OFFICERS  BELONGING  TO  SC/ST  CATEGORIES  ASKED  BY  ADV.  CHANDRA SHEKHAR, HON'BLE MEMBER OF PARLIAMENT

| S. No.   | Date       | Additional Secretary   | Additional Secretary   | Joint Secretary     | Joint Secretary   | Director/Deputy Secretary   | Director/Deputy Secretary   |
|----------|------------|------------------------|------------------------|---------------------|-------------------|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
| S. No.   | Date       | Sanctioned Strength    | In - Position          | Sanctioned Strength | In - Position     | Sanctioned Strength         | In - Position               |
| 1.       | 01.07.2014 | 02                     | 02                     | 10                  | 08                | 48                          | 45                          |
| 2.       | 01.07.2015 | 02                     | 01                     | 10                  | 10                | 48                          | 40                          |
| 3.       | 01.07.2016 | 02                     | 02                     | 10                  | 10                | 48                          | 43                          |
| 4.       | 01.07.2017 | 02                     | 01                     | 10                  | 10                | 48                          | 36                          |
| 5.       | 01.07.2018 | 02                     | 01                     | 10                  | 10                | 48                          | 26                          |
| 6.       | 01.07.2019 | 02                     | 01                     | 10                  | 10                | 53                          | 41                          |
| 7.       | 01.07.2020 | 02                     | 01                     | 10                  | 10                | 53                          | 41                          |
| 8.       | 01.07.2021 | 02                     | 03                     | 10                  | 09                | 53                          | 47                          |
| 9.       | 01.07.2022 | 02                     | 04                     | 10                  | 06                | 53                          | 47                          |
| 10.      | 01.07.2023 | 02                     | 02                     | 10                  | 08                | 53                          | 49                          |
| 11.      | 01.01.2024 | 02                     | 02                     | 10                  | 10                | 53                          | 46                          |

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