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Lok Sabha Question No. 2154 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-08-02
Subject: Allocation of New Coaches
Ministry: RAILWAYS
Asked by: Rajeshbhai Naranbhai Chudasama

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.2154 TO BE ANSWERED ON 02.08.2023

## ALLOCATION OF NEW COACHES

2154.  SHRI RAJESHBHAI CHUDASAMA:

Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to state:

- (a) the total number of trains currently functioning in various States/zones of Indian Railways;
- (b)  the  various  types  of  new  trains  allocated  to  each  State/zones separately in the last five years; and
- (c)  the  year-wise  details  of  new  coaches  allocatedto  each  train  in different zones separately for the last five years?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF RAILWAYS, COMMUNICATIONS AND ELECTRONICS & INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

(SHRI ASHWINI VAISHNAW)

(a) to (c) A Statement is laid on the Table of the House.

STATEMENT  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PARTs  (A)  TO  (C)  OF UNSTARRED  QUESTION  NO. 2154 ASKED BY SHRI RAJESHBHAI CHUDASAMA  REGARDING ALLOCATION OF NEW COACHES

- (a) to  (c)  Indian  Railways(IR)  do  not  operate  train  services  on  Statewise basis as Railway network straddle across state boundaries. As on 27th  July,  2023, the  average  daily  number  of  services  operating  on  IR was 10,546 which included 2049 Mail/Express trains and 2723 Passenger special services.

During  the  period  2019-20  to  2023-24(upto  June,2023),  394  train services have been introduced mostly with LHB coaches and   504 pairs of  trains  running  with  Integral  Coach  Factory  (ICF)  rakes  have  been replaced with Linke Hofmann Busch (LHB) rakes by utilizing  17,077 LHB Coaches.

Year-wise details of introduction of trains are as under:-

| Year                     |   No. of trains in single service |
|--------------------------|-----------------------------------|
| 2019-20                  |                               109 |
| 2020-21                  |                                50 |
| 2021-22                  |                                62 |
| 2022-23                  |                               121 |
| 2023-24 (upto June,2023) |                                52 |
| Total                    |                               394 |

Year-wise details of LHB coaches utilized for replacement of ICF rakes by LHB rakes are as under:-

| Year                     |   No. of LHB coaches |
|--------------------------|----------------------|
| 2019-20                  |                 5704 |
| 2020-21                  |                 3468 |
| 2021-22                  |                 3861 |
| 2022-23                  |                 3576 |
| 2023-24 (upto June,2023) |                  468 |
| Total                    |                17077 |

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Lok Sabha Question No. 2153 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-08-02
Subject: Mobile Towers in Gujarat
Ministry: COMMUNICATIONS
Asked by: Bharatiben Dhirubhai Shyal

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF COMMUNICATIONS DEPARTMENT OF TELECOMMUNICATIONS

LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2153 TO BE ANSWERED ON 2 ND  AUGUST, 2023

## MOBILE TOWERS IN GUJARAT

## †2153. DR. BHARATIBEN DHIRUBHAI SHIYAL:

Will the Minister of COMMUNICATIONS be pleased to state:

- (a) the details of the total number of mobile towers of various telecom companies in Gujarat, company-wise;
- (b) the details of the number of mobile towers where 5G services have been started by various private companies in Gujarat till date, company-wise; and
- (c) the details of the steps being taken by BSNL to start 4G or 5G services in Gujarat?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE FOR COMMUNICATIONS (SHRI DEVUSINH CHAUHAN)

- (a) The telecom company-wise details of the total number of Base Transceiver Stations ( BTSs ) in the Gujarat State are given below:
- (b) The  telecom  company-wise  details  of  the  total  number  of  5G  services  Base  Transceiver Stations (BTSs) in the Gujarat State till 25.07.2023 are given below:
- (c) Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited ( BSNL ) Gujarat Circle has been allotted 533 numbers of new sites  to  be  installed  in  tribal,  remote  &  rural  areas  and  17  numbers to  be  upgraded  to  4G,  under Universal Service Obligation Fund ( USOF ) 4G Saturation project of the Government of India. As per directive of Government under 'Atma Nirbhar Bharat' mission, BSNL has issued Purchase order for 100 thousand 4G sites on PAN India basis including Gujarat.

| Name of telecom company       |   Total number of Base Transceiver Stations (BTSs) |
|-------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------|
| Bharti Airtel Limited         |                                              37550 |
| Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited  |                                               9139 |
| Reliance Jio Infocomm Limited |                                              79545 |
| Vodafone Idea Limited         |                                              32694 |
| Total=                        |                                             158928 |

| Name of telecom company       |   Total number of 5G services Base Transceiver Stations (BTSs) |
|-------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------|
| Bharti Airtel Limited         |                                                           3144 |
| Reliance Jio Infocomm Limited |                                                          16712 |
| Total=                        |                                                          19856 |

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Lok Sabha Question No. 2152 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-08-02
Subject: Poor Connectivity of BSNL
Ministry: COMMUNICATIONS
Asked by: Kalaben Mohanbhai Delkar

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF COMMUNICATIONS DEPARTMENT OF TELECOMMUNICATIONS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2152 TO BE ANSWERED ON 2 ND  AUGUST, 2023

## POOR CONNECTIVITY OF BSNL

## †2152. SHRIMATI DELKAR KALABEN MOHANBHAI:

Will the Minister of COMMUNICATIONS be pleased to state:

(a) whether  there  is  poor  connectivity  of  BSNL  Network  in  various  parts  of  the  country particularly in district of Dadra and Nagar Haveli, Daman and Diu, if so, the details thereof; and

(b) the  details  of  the  measures  taken/proposed  to  be  taken  by  the  Government  to  tackle  and improve this problem of BSNL Network, State-wise and district-wise?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE FOR COMMUNICATIONS (SHRI DEVUSINH CHAUHAN)

(a) Telecom  Regulatory  Authority  of  India  (TRAI)  regularly  monitors  the  performance  of Telecom service providers against the benchmark for various Quality of Service (QoS) parameters laid  down by way of QoS regulations issued from time to time. As per Performance Monitoring Report (PMR) of TRAI for the Quarterly ending March 2023, the mobile network services being provided by Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) meets almost all the Quality-of-Service (QoS) parameters in all its licensed service areas, including Dadra and Nagar Haveli, Daman and Diu area.

(b) The Government of India has undertaken the following measures to improve the performance of  BSNL:

- (i) The Union Cabinet on 23.10.2019 approved the revival package of worth Rs 70,000 Cr (approx.) for 'Revival of BSNL and MTNL' by reducing employee costs through VRS, debt  restructuring  by  raising  of  sovereign  guarantee  bonds,  monetisation  of assets etc.
- (ii) The Union Cabinet on 27.07.2022 approved revival package for BSNL amounting to Rs.  1.64  lakhs  crores.  The  revival  measures  focus  on  infusing  fresh  capital  for upgrading  BSNL  services,  allocating  spectrum,  de-stressing  its  balance  sheet, augmenting its fibre network by merging Bharat Broadband Nigam Limited (BBNL) with BSNL.
- (iii) The  Union  Cabinet  on  07.06.2023  approved  the  allotment  of  4G/5G  spectrum  to BSNL with the total outlay of Rs 89,047 Cr through equity infusion.

Further, in line with Atmanirbhar initiative of the Government, BSNL has issued Purchase orders for one-lakh 4G sites to rollout 4G services all over India within 18 to 24 months.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 2149 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-08-02
Subject: Outsourcing Jobs
Ministry: PERSONNEL, PUBLIC GRIEVANCES AND PENSIONS
Asked by: Alok Kumar Suman

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2149

(TO BE ANSWERED ON 02.08.2023)

## OUTSOURCING JOBS

## 2149. DR. ALOK KUMAR SUMAN:

Will the PRIME MINISTER be pleased to state:

- (a) whether it is fact that a large number of qualified students from SC/ST/OBC/women are denied  outsourcing  jobs  across  the  country  due  to  nonspecific  directions  from  the Government and if so, the details thereof;
- (b) whether the Government is maintaining any data of SC/ST/OBC/ women who have got benefited from outsourcing jobs and if so, the details thereof; and
- (c) whether it would be seen as ignorance towards these communities and if so, the details thereof?

## 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) to (c):   Rules 177 to 206 of the General Financial Rules, 2017 (GFR 2017), which have been issued by M/o Finance, allows the Ministries or Departments of the Government of India to hire 'Consulting Services' such as external professionals, consultancy firms or consultants or 'NonConsulting Services'  such  as  hiring  of  vehicle,  outsourcing  of  building  facilities  management, security, photocopier service, office errand services etc. in the interest of economy and efficiency. In pursuance of these provisions, these services are outsourced by the Ministries/ Departments to the  private  agencies  as  per  the  requirement.  The  personnel  engaged  in  such  services  are  the employees of these private agencies.

The Apex Industry Associations have prepared Voluntary Code of Conduct (VCC) for their  member  companies  centered  around  education,  employability,  entrepreneurship  and employment to achieve inclusion. Measures undertaken by the member of Industry Associations to ensure inclusive employment opportunities inter-alia include scholarships, vocation training, entrepreneurship development programmes and coaching etc.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 2145 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-08-02
Subject: Private Godowns on Lease
Ministry: CONSUMER AFFAIRS, FOOD AND PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION
Asked by: Vinod Chavda

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF CONSUMER AFFAIRS, FOOD & PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION DEPARTMENT OF FOOD AND PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION

LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.2145 TO BE ANSWERED ON 2ND AUGUST 1 2023

## PRIVATE GODOWNS ON LEASE

12145.  SHRI VINOD L. CHAVDA:

Will the Minister of  CONSUMER  AFFAIRS!  FOOD  AND  PUBLIC

DiSTRiBUTION TqqIvr gma, @mBit WT&f+q fRvwr ++  be pleased  to  state:

- (a) whether the Government proposes to give any private godowns on lease in the  near future;
- (b) if so! the details thereof;
- (c) if not! the reasons therefor; and
- (d) the details of criteria/guidelines laid down in this regard so far?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF STATE FOR MINISTRY OF RURAL DEVELOPMENT AND CONSUMER AFFAIRSI FOOD & PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION (SADHVI NIRANJAN JYOTI)

- (a) to (c):  Food Corporation of  India (Fei) hires gotlowns under Private Entrepreneurs Guarantee (PEG) Scheme by  inviting  Private  investment. The Private godowns are created under Guarantee on the basis of the requirement, There is  no  proposal to  give private godowns on  lease basisH
- (d):  FCI  augments its storage capacity through Private Entrepreneurs Guarantee (PEG) Scheme wherein the godowns are constructed  by Private investors on their  own land and leased out for IO year guarantee period. The provision for leasing out the godown to third  party under PEG Scheme are as reiterated  below:

'The Lessee is at  liberty to sublease whole or any portion of the godown to any party/entity for such period the Lessee deems fit  but not exceeding the guarantee period subject to approval of FCI, The sublease can be effected by the Lessee without any permission from the lessor and no extra payment or compensation will be payable to the lessor for such SU bleasea11

No capacity of any Private investor is leased out to third party by FCI till nOWa

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Lok Sabha Question No. 2144 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-08-02
Subject: Medical Circuit Train
Ministry: RAILWAYS
Asked by: Mimi Chakraborty

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2144 TO BE ANSWERED ON 02.08.2023

## MEDICAL CIRCUIT TRAIN

2144.     MS. MIMI CHAKRABORTY:

Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to state:

- (a) whether South Eastern Railway has received a proposal to run an  exclusive  medical  circuit  train  in  the  country  from  West Bengal under Bharat Gaurav trains project;
- (b)        if  so,  the  details  thereof  and  the  reasons  behind  not  allotting rakes and extending technical support towards development and introduction of first medical circuit train in the country; and
- (c) the  proposal  of  the  Government  to  relax  the  Bharat  Gaurav Trains  extant  rules  and  release  of  rakes  for  operation  of  such special service model under Indian Railways?

## ANSWER MINISTER OF RAILWAYS, COMMUNICATIONS AND ELECTRONICS & INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY (SHRI ASHWINI VAISHNAW)

- (a)  and (b)  No rake demand request has been received in the Bharat Gaurav Trains portal by South Eastern Railway.
- (c)   At  present,  no  such  proposal  is  under  consideration  of  the Government.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 2143 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-08-02
Subject: Dedicated Freight Corridors
Ministry: RAILWAYS
Asked by: Magunta Sreenivasulu Reddy

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2143 TO BE ANSWERED ON 02.08.2023

## DEDICATED FREIGHT CORRIDORS 2143. SHRI MAGUNTA SREENIVASULU REDDY:

Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to state:

- (a)  the  details  of  dedicated  freight  corridors  operational  in  the  country, State/UT-wise;
- (b) the benefits realised due to the same;
- (c)  whether  the  Government  proposes  to  have  more  such  dedicated freight  corridors  in  the  country,  especially  in  the  State  of  Andhra Pradesh; and
- (d) if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF RAILWAYS, COMMUNICATIONS AND ELECTRONICS & INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY (SHRI ASHWINI VAISHNAW)

- (a)  to  (d):  In  order  to  get  the  benefits  of  enhancement  in  transport capacity,  faster  transit  time  and  higher  average  speeds,  increased movement of  Double  Stack  Container  trains,  better  rail  connectivity  to industries and savings of CO2 emissions, Ministry of Railways has taken up  construction  of  two  Dedicated  Freight  Corridors  (DFC)  viz.  Eastern Dedicated Freight Corridor (EDFC) from Ludhiana to Sonnagar (1337 Km) and  the  Western  Dedicated  Freight  Corridor  (WDFC)  from  Jawaharlal Nehru Port Terminal (JNPT) to Dadri (1506 Km). So far, a length of 1046 Km of WDFC and 1150 Km of EDFC has been commissioned. Remaining sections  are  at  different  stages  of  completion.  Presently,  the  DFC  is operational  in  the  State  of  Punjab,  Uttar  Pradesh,  Bihar,  Haryana, Rajasthan and Gujarat.

Further, Ministry of Railways has taken up preparation of Detailed Project Report  (DPR)  for  following  three(03)  new  Dedicated  Freight  Corridors (DFCs)  out  of  which  two  are  passing  through  the  State  of  Andhra

Pradesh:-

- (i)   East-Coast Corridor :Kharagpur to Vijayawada
- (ii)  East-West corridor :
- (a) Palghar-Bhusawal-Nagpur-Kharagpur-Dankuni
- (b) Rajkharsawan - Kalipahari - Andal
- (iii) North-South Sub-corridor:Vijayawada-Nagpur-Itarsi

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Lok Sabha Question No. 2137 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-08-02
Subject: Extension of Route Vande Bharat Train
Ministry: RAILWAYS
Asked by: Subhash Chandra Baheria

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2137 TO BE ANSWERED ON 02.08.2023

## EXTENSION OF ROUTE VANDE BHARAT TRAIN

2137. SHRI SUBHASH CHANDRA BAHERIA:

Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government has any plans to connect or extend the route of Vande Bharat train number 20977 currently running from Ajmer to Delhi cantonment with Bhilwara;
- (b) if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor; and
- (c)  the  list  of  new  trains  started  in  the  last  nine  years  connecting Bhilwara from Delhi, Mumbai, Ahmedabad and capitals of other States?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF RAILWAYS, COMMUNICATIONS AND ELECTRONICS & INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

(SHRI ASHWINI VAISHNAW)

- (a)  to  (c)  Presently,  Bhilwara  station  is  served  by  23  pairs  of  train services, of which 11 pairs have been introduced during the last 9 years. These services provide direct connectivity inter alia to prominent stations like Delhi, Kolkata, Mumbai, Chennai, Ahmedabad. Presently, extension of 20977/78 Ajmer-Delhi Cantt. Vande Bharat Express upto Bhilwara is not under  consideration.  However,  introduction  of  new  train  services  and extension  of  services,  including  Vande  Bharat  services,  is  an  ongoing process  on  Indian  Railways  subject  to  operational  feasibility,  traffic justification, etc.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 2133 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-08-02
Subject: Online Dark Patterns
Ministry: CONSUMER AFFAIRS, FOOD AND PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION
Asked by: Vishnu Dutt Sharma

## Government of India

## Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution Department of Consumer Affairs

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2133

TO BE ANSWERED ON 02.08.2023

## ONLINE DARK PATTERNS

## 2133. SHRI VISHNU DATT SHARMA:

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- (a) whether the Government has taken cognizance and adopted measures to stop dark patterns that is rendering  online  consumers  more  vulnerable  to  financial  data  exploitation,  through  malpractices such  as  drip  pricing,  bait  and  switch,  false  urgency,  nagging  and  disguised  advertising  by  ecommerce and other big tech companies;
- (b) if so, whether the Government has taken note of the fact that US federal trade commission has also identified around thirty kinds of dark patterns in Indian scenario;
- (c) if  so,  whether  the  collaboration  and  coregulation  by  the  Government  and  Advertising  Standards Council of India has not been effective enough;
- (d) if so, the details thereof; and
- (e) if not, the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER

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## THE MINISTER OF STATE CONSUMER AFFAIRS, FOOD AND PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION (SHRI ASHWINI KUMAR CHOUBEY)

(a) to (e) : The Department of Consumer Affairs has taken a proactive approach in tackling the challenges presented  by  the  ever-evolving  online  sector.  Recently,  the  Department  has  noticed  emergence  of  unfair trade  practices  known  as  'dark  patterns'  which  involve  using  design  and  choice  architecture  in  online interfaces to deceive, coerce, or influence consumers into making choices that are not in their best interest. Dark patterns encompass a wide range of manipulative practices such as drip pricing, disguised advertising, bait and click, choice manipulation, false urgency and privacy concerns.

The  Department  is  keeping  abreast  of  the  initiatives  undertaken  by  various  regulators  around  the globe  in  other  jurisdictions  against  dark  patterns  involving  unfair  and  deceptive  practices  in  online interfaces. The Department of Consumer Affairs (DoCA) conducted an interactive consultation in Mumbai on June 13, 2023 with various stakeholders including Advertising Standards Council of India (ASCI), ecommerce companies, industry associations etc.

The Department of Consumer Affairs, Government of India, has urged the e-commerce companies, industry  associations  to  refrain  from  indulging  in  any  design  or  pattern  in  the  online  interfaces  of  their platform that may deceive or manipulate consumer choices and fall into the category of dark patterns.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 2131 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-08-02
Subject: Fertilizer Rake Points
Ministry: RAILWAYS
Asked by: Jual Oram

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.2131 TO BE ANSWERED ON 02.08.2023

## FERTILIZER RAKE POINTS

## 2131. SHRI JUAL ORAM:

Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to state:

- (a) the  details  of  fertilizer  rake  points  established  in  Odisha  for fertilizer supply;
- (b) the present condition of these rake points;
- (c) whether there is any proposal received from the State Government  of  Odisha  for  development  of  these  rake  points; and
- (d)
- if so, the action taken by the Government in this regard?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF RAILWAYS, COMMUNICATIONS AND ELECTRONICS & INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY (SHRI ASHWINI VAISHNAW)

- (a) and  (b):  There  are  35  rake  points/goods  shed  notified  for fertilizer  handling  in  Odisha.    These  rake  points  have  full  rake handling capacity with proper approach roads and lighting arrangements.
- (c) : No such proposal received from the Odisha State Government.
- (d):  Does not arise.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 2130 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-08-02
Subject: Vacant Higher Level Posts reserved for SC/ST/OBC
Ministry: PERSONNEL, PUBLIC GRIEVANCES AND PENSIONS
Asked by: Malook Nagar

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2130

(TO BE ANSWERED ON 02.08.2023)

## VACANT HIGHER LEVEL POSTS RESERVED FOR SC/ST/OBC

## †2130. SHRI MALOOK NAGAR:

Will the PRIME MINISTER be pleased to state:

- (a) the number of vacancies lying vacant at higher level posts reserved for SC, ST and Other Backward  Classes  in  all  the  Union  Government  departments,  department/group-wise along with the reasons therefor;
- (b) the details of the steps taken by the Union Government to fill the above vacancies; and
- (c) the details of the steps taken by the Union Government to fill the posts lying vacant in the Central Secretariat Service?

## 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) to (c):   Occurrence and filling of vacancies is a continuous process. Instructions have been issued  to  all  Ministries/Departments  of  the  Central  Government  to  constitute  an  In-House Committee  for  identification  of  backlog  reserved  vacancies,  to  study  the  root  cause  of  such vacancies,  to  initiate  measures  to  remove  the  factors  causing  such  vacancies  and  fill  them  up through Special Recruitment Drives. Instructions have also been issued to the Ministries/Departments of the Central Government to designate an officer of the rank of Deputy Secretary and above, as Liaison Officer, to ensure due compliance of the orders and instructions pertaining  to  reservation  and  to  set  up  a  Special  Reservation  Cell  under  the  direct  control  of Liaison Officer to assist her/him in discharge of duties. Implementation of these instructions by Ministries/Departments is followed up from time to time and handholding workshops are also organized regularly.

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