Lok Sabha Question No. 1705 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-07-27
Subject: Vacancies in CBI
Ministry: PERSONNEL, PUBLIC GRIEVANCES AND PENSIONS
Asked by: JITENDRA CHAUDHURY

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF PERSONNEL, PUBLIC GRIEVANCES AND PENSIONS

## (DEPARTMENT OF PERSONNEL & TRAINING)

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1705

(TO BE ANSWERED ON 27.07.2016)

## VACANCIES IN CBI

## 1705. SHRI JITENDRA CHAUDHURY:

Will the PRIME MINISTER be pleased to state:

- (a) whether 1,531 posts are lying vacant in the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) and if so, the details thereof;
- (b) the  number  of  cases  pending  with  CBI  including  foreign  investigation  due  to  man power shortage during the last two years and the current year; and
- (c) the action the Government has taken in this regard?

## 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):        1531 posts  were  lying  vacant  in  CBI as on 01.04.2016. The detail of the  same  is as under:-

| Cadre         |   Sanctioned Strength |   Actual Strength |   Vacancy |
|---------------|-----------------------|-------------------|-----------|
| Executive     |                  5000 |              3957 |      1043 |
| Legal         |                   370 |               267 |       103 |
| Technical     |                   162 |                97 |        65 |
| Ministerial   |                  1672 |              1378 |       294 |
| Canteen posts |                    70 |                44 |        26 |
| TOTAL         |                  7274 |              5743 |      1531 |

(b):   No specific number of cases can be attributed to man power shortage. With effective use  and  optimal  deployment  of  existing  personnel,  the  vacancies  have  not  affected  the performance  of  the  CBI  adversely.  Year-wise  details  of  pending  cases  including  foreign investigation in CBI are as under:-

| Date as on   |   Number of cases pending investigation |
|--------------|-----------------------------------------|
| 31.12.2014   |                                    1004 |
| 31.12.2015   |                                    1113 |
| 30.06.2016   |                                    1286 |

(c):    The number of vacancies at various levels keeps changing from time to time. It is the endeavour of Central Government as well as CBI to fill up vacant posts expeditiously. To fill up  the  vacancies  Government  takes  various  steps  as  and  when  necessary  to  ensure  that vacancies are filled up speedily. Some of the steps are as under:

- i. Proposals for induction of officers at senior level in CBI complete in all respects are placed before the CBI Selection  Committee for consideration without delay and on priority basis.
- ii. Power has been delegated to Director, CBI for extending of deputation in respect of Inspectors in CBI for the 9 th and 10 th year and also for extension to 6 th , 7 th and 8 th year which at present is approved by a Committee consisting of 3 members.
- iii. Approval has been conveyed to CBI for filling up of vacancies for Dy. SP through Limited Department Competitive Examinations (LDCE).
- iv. CBI has been exempted from consultation with UPSC for recruitment to the post of DSP for a period of 3 years.
- v. The  requisition  for  410  posts  viz  Assistant  Public  Prosecutors,  Sub-Inspectors, Stenographers  Grade  II,  Lower  Division  Clerk,  and  Multi  Tasking  Staff  has  been made to UPSC/SSC, besides appointment of 60 Public Prosecutors and 12 Assistant Public Prosecutors. Requisition for the posts of 102 inspectors and 202 constables has been made to CPOs/ State Governments.

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