Lok Sabha Question No. 2441 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2025-08-04
Subject: Vacancies in PSBs
Ministry: FINANCE
Asked by: Dr. Byreddy Shabari

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF FINANCE

## DEPARTMENT OF FINANCIAL SERVICES

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2441

## ANSWERED ON MONDAY, 4 AUGUST, 2025 / 13 SRAVANA, 1947 (SAKA)

## VACANCIES IN PSBs

## 2441.  DR. BYREDDY SHABARI:

Will the Minister of FINANCE be pleased to state:

- (a) the sanctioned, filled and vacant positions for various job roles in each Public Sector Bank (PSB) along with a detailed bank-wise breakdown;
- (b) the total number of contractual and outsourced workers currently employed by each PSB, the roles they are engaged in and the measures being taken to ensure their welfare;
- (c) whether the Government has initiated or plans to initiate any recruitment drive to fill the existing vacancies across PSBs and if so, the details thereof, including the number of posts to be filled along with time-line and the measures taken to mitigate challenges caused due to staff shortage;
- (d) the number of posts abolished in each PSB during the last six years, bank-wise and post- wise; and
- (e) the steps being implemented or planned by the Government to maintain adequate staffing levels in PSBs and to ensure smooth functioning of banking operations?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF FINANCE (SHRI PANKAJ CHAUDHARY)

(a): Public Sector Banks (PSBs) are board governed commercial entities. The requirement of manpower in each PSB is determined by the respective PSB keeping in view various factors which include, interalia, business requirement, spread of activities, superannuation and other unplanned exits. Appointment of  officers and staff is done accordingly  by the PSBs and it varies from year to year based on their requirements. The bank-wise details with regard to the manpower assessed, staff in position and vacant positions for various job roles in each PSB, as on 30.06.2025, is at Annexure-I.

(b): As per PSBs, the services of outsourced agencies are utilised to engage the contract workers for noncore banking activities such as housekeeping, security guards, ATM guards etc., as per Reserve Bank of India's guidelines regarding engaging contract workers on contract basis.  Banks ensure compliance with statutory  requirements  by  the  agencies  under  applicable  labour  laws  like  Minimum  Wages  Act,  1948, Payment of Bonus Act, 1965, Contract Labour (Regulation & Abolition) Act, 1970 and Payment of Gratuity Act, 1972, to safeguard the welfare of such workers. The total number of contractual and outsourced workers, employed in PSBs as on 30.06.2025, is at Annexure-II.

(c) to (e): During the last 5 years (FY 2020-25), a total number of 148687 employees have been recruited by  the  PSBs  and  for  the  FY  2025-26,  recruitment  of  48570  employees  is  under  way.    Also,  as  on 30.06.2025, approx. 96% staff are in position against their business requirements. The small proportion of  gap  is  attributable  to  attrition  on  account  of  superannuation  and  other  usual  factors  including unplanned exits. Banks have further informed that no post has been abolished during the last six years.

## Annexures referred to in reply of the Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 2441 answered on 04.08.2025

## Annexure- I

| Data as on 30.06.2025   | Data as on 30.06.2025   | Data as on 30.06.2025   | Data as on 30.06.2025   | Data as on 30.06.2025   | Data as on 30.06.2025   | Data as on 30.06.2025   | Data as on 30.06.2025   | Data as on 30.06.2025   | Data as on 30.06.2025   |
|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
| Name of the Bank        | Manpower Assessed       | Manpower Assessed       | Manpower Assessed       | Staff in position       | Staff in position       | Staff in position       | Vacant Position         | Vacant Position         | Vacant Position         |
|                         | Officers                | Clerk                   | Sub-staff               | Officers                | Clerk                   | Sub-staff               | Officers                | Clerk                   | Sub-staff               |
| Bank of Baroda          | 49267                   | 25678                   | 6319                    | 44507                   | 25042                   | 5319                    | 4760                    | 636                     | 1000                    |
| Bank of India           | 29599                   | 17874                   | 4639                    | 28558                   | 17665                   | 4651                    | 1041                    | 209                     | 0                       |
| Bank of Maharashtra     | 10677                   | 4131                    | 1631                    | 9917                    | 3911                    | 1631                    | 760                     | 220                     | 0                       |
| Canara Bank             | 53955                   | 20865                   | 8898                    | 53672                   | 19515                   | 8856                    | 283                     | 1350                    | 42                      |
| Central Bank of India   | 22162                   | 10152                   | 4230                    | 21040                   | 8118                    | 4230                    | 1122                    | 2034                    | 0                       |
| Indian Overseas Bank    | 13443                   | 6946                    | 1398                    | 12844                   | 6844                    | 1398                    | 599                     | 102                     | 0                       |
| Indian Bank             | 27932                   | 13449                   | 1861                    | 26426                   | 12472                   | 1861                    | 1506                    | 977                     | 0                       |
| Punjab &Sind Bank       | 7464                    | 2054                    | 1489                    | 7098                    | 1980                    | 1489                    | 366                     | 74                      | 0                       |
| Punjab National Bank    | 56109                   | 29487                   | 22064                   | 53837                   | 28025                   | 20900                   | 2272                    | 1462                    | 1164                    |
| State Bank of India     | 116604                  | 97163                   | 25935                   | 113099                  | 91580                   | 25935                   | 3505                    | 5583                    | 0                       |
| UCO Bank                | 14334                   | 5972                    | 1907                    | 13548                   | 5758                    | 1907                    | 786                     | 214                     | 0                       |
| Union Bank of India     | 46513                   | 22907                   | 5915                    | 46013                   | 22907                   | 5915                    | 500                     | 0                       | 0                       |

Source: Public Sector Banks

## Annexure- II

| Contractual and outsourced workers in PSBs as on 30.06.2025   | Contractual and outsourced workers in PSBs as on 30.06.2025   |
|---------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------|
| Name of the Bank                                              | No. of Contractual and Outsourced workers                     |
| Bank of Baroda                                                | 4567                                                          |
| Bank of India                                                 | 3834                                                          |
| Bank of Maharashtra                                           | 3544                                                          |
| Canara Bank                                                   | 6538                                                          |
| Central Bank of India                                         | 2646                                                          |
| Indian Overseas Bank                                          | 1415                                                          |
| Indian Bank                                                   | 5118                                                          |
| Punjab &Sind Bank                                             | 1525                                                          |
| Punjab National Bank                                          | 1005                                                          |
| State Bank of India                                           | 64995                                                         |
| UCO Bank                                                      | 235                                                           |
| Union Bank of India                                           | 5627                                                          |
| TOTAL                                                         | 101049                                                        |

Source: Public Sector Banks