Lok Sabha Question No. 1507 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2025-12-09
Subject: Vacancies in M/o Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying
Ministry: FISHERIES, ANIMAL HUSBANDRY AND DAIRYING
Asked by: Smt. Rachna Banerjee, Mr Pathan Yusuf

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA FISHERIES, ANIMAL HUSBANDRY AND DAIRYING DEPARTMENT OF FISHERIES

## LOK SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1507 TO BE ANSWERED ON 09 th  of December, 2025

Vacancies in M/o Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying

1507.   Mr. Pathan Yusuf: Smt. Rachna Banerjee:

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 its Department, including reserved posts since 2014, year and category-wise; and
- (c) the number of contractual employees in detail hired by the Ministry 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 03.12.2025, are as under: -

| Name of the Department                      | No. of Sanctioned   | No. of Posts in   | No. of   | Category-wise vacancies   | Category-wise vacancies   | Category-wise vacancies   | Category-wise vacancies   | Category-wise vacancies   |
|---------------------------------------------|---------------------|-------------------|----------|---------------------------|---------------------------|---------------------------|---------------------------|---------------------------|
|                                             | Post                | position          | vacancy  | UR                        | SC                        | ST                        | OBC                       | EWS                       |
| Department of Fisheries                     | 37                  | 29                | 8*       | 2                         | -                         | 1                         | 1                         | 2                         |
| Department of Animal Husbandry and Dairying | 137                 | 112               | 25**     | 11                        | 1                         | 2                         | 3                         | 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   |
|---------|--------|------------------|---------------------------|---------------------------|---------------------------|---------------------------|---------------------------|
|         |        |                  | 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                         |

## 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                         |

- c)  The  contractual  manpower  are  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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