Lok Sabha Question No. 1650 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2015-07-30
Subject: Vacant Posts
Ministry: LAW AND JUSTICE
Asked by: PARAYAMPARANBIL KUTTAPPAN BIJU

**GOVERNMENT OF INDIA**

**MINISTRY OF LAW & JUSTICE**

**DEPARTMENT OF LEGAL AFFAIRS**

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**LOK SABHA**

**UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1650**

**TO BE ANSWERED ON 30/07/2015**

**Vacant posts**

**1650.  SHRI P.K. BIJU:**

**Will the Minister of LAW AND JUSTICE  be pleased to state:**

**(a)	the number of various posts lying vacant in the Ministry of Law 		and Justice, Department and category-wise.**

**(b)	the steps taken/being taken by the Government to fill up these 			vacancies, particularly those reserved for Scheduled 				Castes/Scheduled Tribes/OBCs; and**

**(c)	the time by which these vacancies are likely to be filled up.**

**ANSWER**

**MINISTER OF LAW AND JUSTICE**

**(SHRI D.V. SADANANDA GOWDA)**

**(a)	statement indicating the details of various posts lying vacant in the 		Ministry of Law and Justice, department and category-wise is 	enclosed.**

**(b) 	the vacancies, including vacancies pertaining to those reserved for     	Scheduled Castes/Scheduled Tribes/OBCs are reported from time to 	time to the Recruiting Agencies i.e. Staff Selection Commission/Union 	Public Service Commission, as the case may be and are filled up in 	accordance with their recommendations after completion of pre-	appointment formalities.**

**(c)	No definite time frame can be prescribed 	due to involvement of 	multiple agencies.**

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**Annexure**

**Statement referred to in reply to part (a) of the Unstarred Question No.1650**

**Details of vacant posts in Department  of Legal Affairs:**

| **Posts**   | **No. of Vacant**  **Posts**   | **No. of vacant posts pertaining to different categories**   |        |         |         |
|-------------|--------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------|--------|---------|---------|
|             |                                | **UR**                                                       | **SC** | **ST**  | **OBC** |
| **Group A** | **56**                         | **47**                                                       | **3**  | **Nil** | **6**   |
| **Group B** | **17**                         | **11**                                                       | **2**  | **Nil** | **4**   |
| **Group C** | **63**                         | **46**                                                       | **6**  | **4**   | **7**   |

**Details of vacant posts in Legislative Department:**

| **Posts**   | **No. of Vacant**  **Posts**   | **No. of vacant posts pertaining to different categories**   |        |         |         |
|-------------|--------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------|--------|---------|---------|
|             |                                | **UR**                                                       | **SC** | **ST**  | **OBC** |
| **Group A** | **22**                         | **18**                                                       | **1**  | **1**   | **2**   |
| **Group B** | **31**                         | **25**                                                       | **1**  | **1**   | **4**   |
| **Group C** | **21**                         | **14**                                                       | **1**  | **Nil** | **6**   |

**##Details regarding CSS, CSSS, CSCS and CSOLS posts lying vacant in Department of Legal Affairs, Legislative Department and Department of Justice:**

| **Name of the post**                                 | **No. of vacant posts in**                                      |                 |
|------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------|
|                                                      | **Department of Legal Affairs and**  **Legislative Department** | **D/o Justice** |
| **Deputy Secretary**                                 | **-**                                                           | **-**           |
| **Under Secretary**                                  | **1**                                                           | **-**           |
| **Section Officer**                                  | **2**                                                           | **2**           |
| **Assistant**                                        | **30**                                                          | **8**           |
| **Upper Division Clerk**                             | **12**                                                          | **3**           |
| **Lower Division Clerk**                             | **6**                                                           | **-**           |
| **Multi Tasking Staff**                              | **-**                                                           | **-**           |
| **Principal Staff Officer/ Sr.Principal Pvt. Secy.** | **1**                                                           | **-**           |
| **Principal Pvt.Secy.**                              | **8**                                                           | **1**           |
| **Private Secretary**                                | **19**                                                          | **-**           |
| **Personal Assistant**                               | **30**                                                          | **-**           |
| **Steno Gr D**                                       | **1**                                                           | **3**           |
| **Deputy Director (OL)**                             | **1**                                                           | **-**           |
| **Assistant Director (OL)**                          | **-**                                                           | **1**           |
| **Senior Hindi Translator**                          | **1**                                                           | **-**           |
| **Junior Hindi Translator**                          | **3**                                                           | **1**           |

**## Note:**

**The cadre management of posts belonging  to Central Secretariat Service, Central Secretariat Stenographer Service, Central Secretariat Clerical Service and Central Secretariat Official Language Service is done by the Department of Personnel and Training and Department of Official language. The filling up of vacancies and reservation aspects in respect of these services are centrally looked after by these cadre authorities including vacancies pertaining to  Department of Legal Affairs, Legislative Department and Department of Justice as well.**

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