Lok Sabha Question No. 3332 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2015-12-18
Subject: Posts of SCs/STs
Ministry: DEFENCE
Asked by: VIJAY KUMAR HANSDAK

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## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF DEFENCE

## DEPARTMENT OF DEFENCE

## LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.3332

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 18 TH  DECEMBER, 2015

## POSTS OF SCs/STs

3332.  SHRI  VIJAY KUMAR HANSDAK:

Will the Minister of DEFENCE j{kk ea=h be pleased to state:

- (a) whether several posts reserved for the candidates of Scheduled Castes (SCs)/Scheduled  Tribes  (STs)  are  lying  vacant  in  various  defence  establishments  in  the country;
- (b) if so, the details thereof; and
- (c) the steps taken by the Government to fill up these vacancies in time-bound manner?

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MINISTER OF DEFENCE                                   (SHRI MANOHAR PARRIKAR)

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(a) & (b): The  details  of  number  of  posts  vacant  in  respect  of  Scheduled Castes  (SCs)  and  Scheduled  Tribes  (STs)  in  defence  establishments  are  at Annexure-I.

- (c) The details of action taken in this regard are at Annexure-II.

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ANNEXURE-I REFERRED IN THE REPLY GIVEN IN PARTS (a) & (b) OF LOK  SABHA  UNSTARRED  QUESTION  NO.  3332  FOR  ANSWER  ON 18.12.2015

| Sl. No.   | Name of HQ/ Orgns./Deptt.   | SC backlog Vacancy   |   ST backlog Vacancy |   Total |
|-----------|-----------------------------|----------------------|----------------------|---------|
| 1.        | JS(Trg) & CAO               | 314                  |                  228 |     542 |
| 2.        | Air HQ                      | 6                    |                   83 |      89 |
| 3.        | DPR(X)                      | 1                    |                    0 |       1 |
| 4.        | DS(Genl.)/JS(E)             | 0                    |                    0 |       0 |
| 5.        | ATVP                        | 1                    |                    2 |       3 |
| 6.        | CGDA                        | 474                  |                  315 |     789 |
| 7.        | Army HQ 0                   |                      |                    0 |       0 |
| 8.        | DRDO                        | 12                   |                   13 |      25 |
| 9.        | DGAFMS 1                    |                      |                    0 |       1 |
| 10.       | HQIDS 1                     |                      |                    3 |       4 |
| 11.       | Navy                        | 1099                 |                  872 |    1971 |
| 12.       | DGNCC                       | 0                    |                    0 |       0 |
| 13.       | E-in-C's Branch             | 6                    |                   14 |      20 |
| 14.       | CGHQ                        | 3                    |                    5 |       8 |
| 15.       | *DGDE                       | 6                    |                    3 |       9 |
| 16.       | *BRO                        | 336                  |                  242 |     578 |
| 17.       | *DDP                        | 1170                 |                 1402 |    2572 |
| Total:    | Total:                      | 3430                 |                 3182 |    6612 |

*Position as on 28.4.2015

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## ANNEXURE-II  REFERRED  IN  THE  REPLY  GIVEN  IN  PART  (c)  OF  LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3332 FOR ANSWER ON 18.12.2015

Requisition  for  recruitment  of  vacancies  of  SC/ST  category  are sent  from  time  to  time  to  various  Central  Recruiting  agencies  namely SSC / UPSC and Employment Exchanges.  Defence Establishments have also been instructed to put up the backlog vacancies of SC / ST on their respective websites.  They have also been advised to form a Committee of  Officers  to  monitor  the  progress  of  backlog  vacancies  meant  for

SC / ST. 2. De-reservation of SC vacancies is being discouraged and concerned Defence Establishments are advised to avoid de-reservation of SC / ST vacancies.  Further, they have been instructed to fill up the SC  /  ST  vacancies  in  accordance  with  the  guidelines  /  provisions  of

- DoPT.
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