Lok Sabha Question No. 1635 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2026-02-10
Subject: Vacant Posts
Ministry: FISHERIES, ANIMAL HUSBANDRY AND DAIRYING
Asked by: Shri Jagadish Chandra Barma Basunia

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## FISHERIES, ANIMAL HUSBANDRY AND DAIRYING DEPARTMENT OF FISHERIES

## LOK SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1635 TO BE ANSWERED ON 10 th  of February, 2026

## Vacant Posts

## 1635.  Shri Jagdish Chandra Barma Basunia

Will the Minister of FISHERIES, ANIMAL HUSBANDRY AND DAIRYING be pleased to state:

- (a)  the  number  of  sanctioned  posts,  in  position  and  the  number  of  vacancies,  including reserved posts across categories in the Ministry of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying;
- (b) the number of vacancies in the Ministry and Department, including to reserved posts since 2014, year and category-wise; and
- (c)  the  number  of  contractual  employees  hired  by  the  Government  since  2014,  year  and category-wise?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF FISHERIES, ANIMAL HUSBANDRY AND DAIRYING SHRI RAJIV RANJAN SINGH ALIAS LALAN SINGH

- a) The  Ministry  of  Fisheries,  Animal  Husbandry  and  Dairying  comprises  of  two Departments, namely the Department of Fisheries and the Department of Animal Husbandry and Dairying.

The details  of  sanctioned,  in  position  and  number  of  vacancies  including  reserved posts  for  which  the  recruitment  is  carried  out  by  the  Department  of  Fisheries  and  the Department of Animal Husbandry and Dairying, as on 06.02.2026, are as under: -

| Name of the Department                      | No. of          | No. of Posts   | No. of       | Category-wise vacancies   | Category-wise vacancies   | Category-wise vacancies   | Category-wise vacancies   | Category-wise vacancies   |
|---------------------------------------------|-----------------|----------------|--------------|---------------------------|---------------------------|---------------------------|---------------------------|---------------------------|
|                                             | Sanctioned Post | in position    | vacancy      | UR                        | SC                        | ST                        | OBC                       | EWS                       |
| Department of Fisheries                     | 37              | 29             | 8*           | 2                         | -                         | 1                         | 1                         | 2                         |
| Department of Animal Husbandry and Dairying | 137             | 110            | 27 (23+04**) | 11                        | 1                         | 2                         | 4                         | 5                         |

(b) As the Ministry of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying was established in May, 2019,  the  details  of  the  number  of  vacancies  in  the  Department  of  Fisheries  and  the Department of Animal Husbandry and Dairying, including reserved posts since 2020, year and category wise is as under :-

## (i) Department of Fisheries

| S. No   | Year   | No. of vacancy   | Category-wise vacancies   | Category-wise vacancies   | Category-wise vacancies   | Category-wise vacancies   | Category-wise vacancies   |
|---------|--------|------------------|---------------------------|---------------------------|---------------------------|---------------------------|---------------------------|
| S. No   | Year   | No. of vacancy   | UR                        | SC                        | ST                        | OBC                       | EWS                       |
| 1.      | 2020   | 9                | 4                         | 1                         | 1                         | 2                         | 1                         |
| 2.      | 2021   | 10               | 4                         | 1                         | 1                         | 3                         | 1                         |
| 3.      | 2022   | 13               | 4                         | 2                         | 1                         | 3                         | 3                         |
| 4.      | 2023   | 12               | 3                         | 2                         | 1                         | 3                         | 3                         |
| 5.      | 2024   | 10               | 4                         | 1                         | 1                         | 2                         | 2                         |
| 6.      | 2025   | 6                | 2                         | 0                         | 1                         | 1                         | 2                         |
| 7.      | 2026   | 6                | 2                         | 0                         | 1                         | 1                         | 2                         |

## (ii) Department of Animal Husbandry and Dairying

| S. No   | Year   | No. of vacancy   | Category-wise vacancies   | Category-wise vacancies   | Category-wise vacancies   | Category-wise vacancies   | Category-wise vacancies   |
|---------|--------|------------------|---------------------------|---------------------------|---------------------------|---------------------------|---------------------------|
| S. No   | Year   | No. of vacancy   | UR                        | SC                        | ST                        | OBC                       | EWS                       |
| 1.      | 2020   | 22               | 9                         | 3                         | 3                         | 5                         | 2                         |
| 2.      | 2021   | 21               | 9                         | 3                         | 3                         | 4                         | 2                         |
| 3.      | 2022   | 18               | 9                         | 3                         | 2                         | 2                         | 2                         |
| 4.      | 2023   | 22               | 10                        | 3                         | 2                         | 3                         | 4                         |
| 5.      | 2024   | 17               | 9                         | 1                         | 1                         | 3                         | 3                         |
| 6.      | 2025   | 22               | 11                        | 1                         | 2                         | 3                         | 5                         |
| 7.      | 2026   | 23               | 11                        | 1                         | 2                         | 4                         | 5                         |

c)  The  contractual  manpower  is  engaged  through  outsourcing  agencies/  Government e-Marketplace (GeM) empanelled service providers, based on the functional requirements of both the Departments in the Ministry. Further, such manpower is provided by the vendor as per  the  qualifications  and  proficiencies  required  by  the  Departments.  The  numbers  of outsourced  manpower  may  vary  from  time  to  time,  hence,  category-wise  roster  is  not maintained.

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