Lok Sabha Question No. 2113 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2025-03-12
Subject: Sanctioned Officers/Staff Strength of ISTM
Ministry: PERSONNEL, PUBLIC GRIEVANCES AND PENSIONS
Asked by: Adv. Chandra Shekhar

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF PERSONNEL, PUBLIC GRIEVANCES AND PENSIONS (DEPARTMENT OF PERSONNEL & TRAINING)

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2113

(ANSWERED ON 12.03.2025)

## SANCTIONED OFFICERS/STAFF STRENGTH OF ISTM

## 2113. ADV. CHANDRA SHEKHAR:

Will the PRIME MINISTER be pleased to state:

- (a) the details of the sanctioned strength of the Officers and staff of Institute of Secretariat Training and Management (ISTM), group-wise and position-wise;
- (b) the current person in position of the Officers and staff of ISTM;
- (c) the details of budgetary allocations and utilisation made by the Government for ISTM during the last five years, year-wise; and
- (d) whether there is any underutilisation of budgetary allocations by ISTM during the said period, year-wise, if so, the details thereof and the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER

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

- (a) & (b): The details of sanctioned strength of the officers and staff of Institute of Secretariat Training and Management (ISTM), group-wise, position-wise and the current in position status of the officers and staff of ISTM is given below:-

| Manpower                |   Sanctioned Strength |   In Position |   Vacant |
|-------------------------|-----------------------|---------------|----------|
| Group A                 |                    22 |            18 |       04 |
| Group B (Gazetted)      |                    18 |            16 |       02 |
| Group B ( Non-Gazetted) |                    12 |            09 |       03 |
| Group C                 |                    43 |            23 |       20 |
| Total                   |                    95 |            66 |       29 |

## POSITION WISE DETAIL

| FACULTY POSITIONS   | FACULTY POSITIONS   | FACULTY POSITIONS   | FACULTY POSITIONS   | FACULTY POSITIONS   |
|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|
| S.No.               | Name of the Post    | Sanctioned Strength | In Position         | Vacant Post         |
| 1.                  | Director            | 1                   | 1                   | 0                   |
| 2.                  | Additional Director | 1                   | 0                   | 1                   |
| 3.                  | Joint Director      | 04                  | 4                   | 0                   |
| 4.                  | Deputy Director     | 14                  | 12                  | 2                   |
| 5.                  | Assistant Director  | 8                   | 7                   | 1                   |
|                     | Total               | 28                  | 24                  | 4                   |

| Further details are available on the following weblink- https://www.istm.gov.in/home/faculty   | Further details are available on the following weblink- https://www.istm.gov.in/home/faculty   | Further details are available on the following weblink- https://www.istm.gov.in/home/faculty   | Further details are available on the following weblink- https://www.istm.gov.in/home/faculty   | Further details are available on the following weblink- https://www.istm.gov.in/home/faculty   |
|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| NON-FACULTY POSITIONS                                                                          | NON-FACULTY POSITIONS                                                                          | NON-FACULTY POSITIONS                                                                          | NON-FACULTY POSITIONS                                                                          | NON-FACULTY POSITIONS                                                                          |
| 6                                                                                              | Deputy Director (Official Language)                                                            | 1                                                                                              | 1                                                                                              | 0                                                                                              |
| 7                                                                                              | Under Secretary                                                                                | 0                                                                                              | 1                                                                                              | 0                                                                                              |
| 8                                                                                              | Assistant Director (Official Language)                                                         | 1                                                                                              | 0                                                                                              | 1                                                                                              |
| 9                                                                                              | Section Officer                                                                                | 7                                                                                              | 6                                                                                              | 1                                                                                              |
| 10                                                                                             | Private Secretary                                                                              | 2                                                                                              | 3                                                                                              | 0                                                                                              |
| 11                                                                                             | Assistant Library Information Officer                                                          | 1                                                                                              | 1                                                                                              | 0                                                                                              |
| 12                                                                                             | Assistant Section Officer                                                                      | 4                                                                                              | 4                                                                                              | 0                                                                                              |
| 13                                                                                             | Steno Gr 'C'                                                                                   | 4                                                                                              | 2                                                                                              | 2                                                                                              |
| 14                                                                                             | Steno Gr 'D'                                                                                   | 9                                                                                              | 4                                                                                              | 5                                                                                              |
| 15                                                                                             | Senior Secretariat Assistant                                                                   | 1                                                                                              | 0                                                                                              | 1                                                                                              |
| 16                                                                                             | Junior Secretariat Assistant                                                                   | 1                                                                                              | 1                                                                                              | 0                                                                                              |
| 17                                                                                             | Senior Translation Officer                                                                     | 1                                                                                              | 1                                                                                              | 0                                                                                              |
| 18                                                                                             | Junior Translation Officer                                                                     | 1                                                                                              | 1                                                                                              | 0                                                                                              |
| 19                                                                                             | Training Associate                                                                             | 1                                                                                              | 1                                                                                              | 0                                                                                              |
| 20                                                                                             | Draftsman                                                                                      | 1                                                                                              | 0                                                                                              | 1                                                                                              |
| 21                                                                                             | Library Attendant                                                                              | 1                                                                                              | 0                                                                                              | 1                                                                                              |
| 22                                                                                             | Training Equipment Operator                                                                    | 1                                                                                              | 1                                                                                              | 0                                                                                              |
| 23                                                                                             | Staff Car Driver                                                                               | 3                                                                                              | 1                                                                                              | 2                                                                                              |
| 24                                                                                             | Multi-Tasking Staff                                                                            | 27                                                                                             | 16                                                                                             | 11                                                                                             |
|                                                                                                | Total                                                                                          | 67                                                                                             | 44                                                                                             | 25                                                                                             |

(C) & (d):  ISTM has consistently worked towards maximizing the utilization of its budgetary allocations. Efforts have been made to ensure appropriate use of funds under both Revenue and Capital heads for each account category. The institution has significantly ramped up efforts to fully utilize the funds in the aftermath of the COVID-19 pandemic when most of the trainings had shifted to offline mode, impacting expenditure. Since the pandemic, the rate of expenditure has significantly improved, and every effort has been made to fully utilize the allocated budget. The details of the expenditure are provided below:

| Amount in Rupees (in thousands)   | Amount in Rupees (in thousands)   | Amount in Rupees (in thousands)   |
|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
| Year                              | Budget Allocation                 | Budget Utilization                |
| 2019-20                           | 323800                            | 259212                            |
| 2020-21                           | 333810                            | 279700                            |
| 2021-22                           | 547900                            | 411466                            |
| 2022-23                           | 372000                            | 243077                            |
| 2023-24                           | 335900                            | 255184                            |

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