Lok Sabha Question No. 320 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-07-21
Subject: Vacancies in WCD Ministry
Ministry: WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: Deepak Baij

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 320

TO BE ANSWERED ON 21.07.2023

## VACANCIES IN WCD MINISTRY

## 320. SHRI DEEPAK BAIJ:

Will the Minister of WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT be pleased to state:

- (a) the details of vacancies in Ministry of Women and Child Development and it's subordinate organizations, boards etc. as on 1 st  July,  2023,  group-wise  and category-wise;
- (b) the details of vacancies arisen due to retirement during 2023 under the Ministry and it's subordinate offices, group-wise and category-wise; and
- (c) the details of vacancies advertised and filled up till date during 2023 under the Ministry and it's subordinate offices, group-wise and category-wise?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER FOR WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT (SHRIMATI SMRITI ZUBIN IRANI)

- (a) All  schemes  of  the  Ministry  of  Women  and  Child  Development  have  been revamped and converged into 3 Missions, namely, (i) Mission Saksham Anganwadi and  POSHAN  2.0,  (ii)  Mission  Shakti  and  (iii)  Mission  Vatsalya,  for  optimum utilization/rationalization  of  manpower.  Moreover,  in  respect  of  Ministry's  associate offices, the Government has decided to close down CSWB, FNB and RMK as per recommendations in the report on 'Rationalization of Government Bodies' prepared by the Principal Economic Advisor to the Government of India in November, 2020.

The  details  of  group-wise/category-wise  vacancies  as  on  1 st July,  2023  in respect  of  the  Ministry  (Main  Secretariat)  and  its  associate  offices  are  given  at Annexure-I .

- (b)       The  details  of  vacancies  arisen  due  to  retirement  during  2023  under  the Ministry (Main Secretariat) and its associate offices, group-wise and category-wise are given at Annexure-II.
- (c) The posts of the Ministry  (Main  Secretariat)  under  Central  Staffing  Scheme (CSt.S), Central Secretariat Service (CSS), Central Secretariat Stenographer Service (CSSS), Central Secretariat Clerical Service (CSCS), Indian Economic Service (IES), Indian  Statistical  Service  (ISS)  and  Central  Secretariat  Official  Language  Service (CSOL) are filled by respective Cadre Controlling Authorities viz. DoPT, D/o Economic Affairs,  M/o  Statistics  &  Programme  Implementation  and  D/o  Official  Language  on

recruitment/promotion/deputation/transfer in respective grades. The Ministry has no role in filling up these posts, except intimating vacancies and requesting the concerned Cadre Controlling Authorities to fill up their respective posts, which has been done on regular basis. For filling up vacancies of Group C posts for which the Ministry is Cadre Controlling  Authority  and  the  vacancies  in  associate  offices  which  are  mainly deputation posts, Staff Selection Commission has been notified/advertisements have been circulated.

The details of vacancies advertised and filled up till date during 2023 under the Ministry and its associate offices, group-wise and category-wise are as under -

|   S. No. | Name of the Ministry & its associate/ attached offices                  | No. of posts advertised Group AGroup BGroup C   | No. of posts advertised Group AGroup BGroup C   | No. of posts advertised Group AGroup BGroup C   | Posts filled              |
|----------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|---------------------------|
|        1 | Ministry (Main Secretariat)                                             | -                                               | -                                               | 3                                               | Group C - 1*              |
|        2 | National Institute of Public Cooperation and Child Development (NIPCCD) | -                                               | -                                               | -                                               | NIL                       |
|        3 | Central Adoption Resource Authority (CARA)                              | 8                                               | 4                                               | -                                               | NIL                       |
|        4 | National Commission for Women (NCW)                                     | 5                                               | 11                                              | -                                               | Group A - 3* Group B - 1* |
|        5 | National Commission for Protection of Child Rights (NCPCR)              | 3                                               | 1                                               | -                                               | Group B - 1*              |

* Posts are filled on deputation basis. Thus, reservation is not applicable.

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## Annexure referred to in reply to part (a) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 320 raised by Shri Deepak Baij, for answer on 21.07.2023 regarding Vacancies in WCD Ministry

Details of group-wise/category-wise vacancies as on 1 st  July, 2023 in the Ministry's Main Secretariat and its associate offices are as under -

## (i) Group-wise details

| S.   | Name of the Ministry & its associate/ attached offices                  | Vacancies   | Vacancies   | Vacancies   |
|------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
| No.  |                                                                         | Group A     | Group B     | Group C     |
| 1.   | Ministry (Main Secretariat)                                             | 12          | 55          | 49          |
| 2.   | National Institute of Public Cooperation and Child Development (NIPCCD) | 46          | 68          | 102         |
| 3.   | Central Adoption Resource Authority (CARA)                              | 12          | 4           | 3           |
| 4.   | National Commission for Women (NCW)                                     | 4           | 21          | 5           |
| 5.   | National Commission for Protection of Child Rights (NCPCR)              | 10          | 11          | 13          |

## (ii) Category-wise details

| S.   | Name of the                                | Vacancies                                                                                                                    | Vacancies                                                                                                                    | Vacancies                                                                                                                    | Vacancies                                                                                                                    | Vacancies                                                                                                                    | Vacancies                                                                                                                    |
|------|--------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| No.  | Ministry & its associate/ attached offices | UR                                                                                                                           | OBC                                                                                                                          | SC                                                                                                                           | ST                                                                                                                           | EWS                                                                                                                          | PH                                                                                                                           |
| 1.   | Ministry (Main Secretariat)*               | 12                                                                                                                           | 13 Including 01 PWD                                                                                                          | 05                                                                                                                           | 03                                                                                                                           | 04 Including 02 Ex. Servicemen                                                                                               | -                                                                                                                            |
| 2.   | NIPCCD                                     | 145                                                                                                                          | 35                                                                                                                           | 19                                                                                                                           | 9                                                                                                                            | 6                                                                                                                            | 2                                                                                                                            |
| 3.   | CARA                                       | 19                                                                                                                           | -                                                                                                                            | -                                                                                                                            | -                                                                                                                            | -                                                                                                                            | -                                                                                                                            |
| 4.   | NCW                                        | Posts are filled on deputation basis. Thus, reservation is not applicable.                                                   | Posts are filled on deputation basis. Thus, reservation is not applicable.                                                   | Posts are filled on deputation basis. Thus, reservation is not applicable.                                                   | Posts are filled on deputation basis. Thus, reservation is not applicable.                                                   | Posts are filled on deputation basis. Thus, reservation is not applicable.                                                   | Posts are filled on deputation basis. Thus, reservation is not applicable.                                                   |
| 5.   | NCPCR                                      | No category-wise reservation in posts of Member. Remaining posts are filled on deputation basis for which reservation is not | No category-wise reservation in posts of Member. Remaining posts are filled on deputation basis for which reservation is not | No category-wise reservation in posts of Member. Remaining posts are filled on deputation basis for which reservation is not | No category-wise reservation in posts of Member. Remaining posts are filled on deputation basis for which reservation is not | No category-wise reservation in posts of Member. Remaining posts are filled on deputation basis for which reservation is not | No category-wise reservation in posts of Member. Remaining posts are filled on deputation basis for which reservation is not |

## Annexure referred to in reply to part (b) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 320 raised by Shri Deepak Baij, for answer on 21.07.2023 regarding Vacancies in WCD Ministry

The details of vacancies arisen due to retirement during 2023 under the Ministry (Main Secretariat) and its subordinate offices, group-wise and category-wise are as under:

## (i) Group-wise details

| S.   | Name of the Ministry & its associate/                                   | Vacancies   | Vacancies   | Vacancies   |
|------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
| No.  | attached offices                                                        | Group A     | Group B     | Group C     |
| 1.   | Ministry (Main Secretariat)                                             | 4           | 4           | -           |
| 2.   | National Institute of Public Cooperation and Child Development (NIPCCD) | 1           | -           | 5           |
| 3.   | Central Adoption Resource Authority (CARA)                              | 2           | -           | -           |
| 4.   | National Commission for Women (NCW)                                     | -           | -           | -           |
| 5.   | National Commission for Protection of Child Rights (NCPCR)              | -           | -           | -           |

## (ii) Category-wise details

| S.   | Name of the                                | Vacancies   | Vacancies   | Vacancies   | Vacancies   | Vacancies   | Vacancies   |
|------|--------------------------------------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
| No.  | Ministry & its associate/ attached offices | UR          | OBC         | SC          | ST          | EWS         | PH          |
| 1.   | Ministry (Main Secretariat)*               | -           | -           | -           | -           | -           | -           |
| 2.   | NIPCCD                                     | 4           | 2           | -           | -           | -           | -           |
| 3.   | CARA                                       | 2           | -           | -           | -           | -           | -           |
| 4.   | NCW                                        | NIL         | NIL         | NIL         | NIL         | NIL         | NIL         |
| 5.   | NCPCR                                      | NIL         | NIL         | NIL         | NIL         | NIL         | NIL         |

* The Ministry has no role in filling up vacancies in Group A and B in respect of other cadres, i.e., CSt.S, CSS, CSSS, CSCS, IES, ISS, CSOL