Lok Sabha Question No. 596 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2026-02-03
Subject: Vacancies in Ministry of Commerce and Industry
Ministry: COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY
Asked by: Shri Bapi Haldar

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF COMMERCE & INDUSTRY DEPARTMENT FOR PROMOTION OF INDUSTRY AND INTERNAL TRADE

## LOK SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 596.

TO BE ANSWERED ON TUESDAY, THE 03 RD  FEBRUARY, 2026.

## VACANCIES IN MINISTRY OF COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY

## 596.   SHRI BAPI HALDAR:

Will the Minister of COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY be pleased to state: वाणिज्य एवं उद्योग मंत्री

- (a) the  number  of  sanctioned  posts  in  position  and  the  number  of  vacancies including reserved posts across categories at the Ministry;
- (b) the  number of vacancies in the Ministry and Department including reserved posts since 2014, year and category-wise; and
- (c) the  number  of  contractual  employees  hired  since  2014,  year  and  categorywise?

## ANSWER

## वाणिज्य एवं उद्योग मंत्रालय में राज्य मंत्री ( श्री णिणिन प्रसाद ) THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF COMMERCE & INDUSTRY (SHRI JITIN PRASADA)

- (a): Ministry of Commerce & Industry has two Departments, namely, Department of Commerce and Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade. The details  of  sanctioned,  in  position  and  number  of  vacancies  in  Ministry  of Commerce & Industry including reserved posts across categories is as follows:
- i. Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade
- ii.  Department of Commerce
- (b): Recruitment to various categories of posts of Ministry of Commerce &  Industry is  made  by  the  respective  Cadre  Controlling  Authorities  (Department  of Personnel and Training, Department of Economic Affairs, Department of Official Language, Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation etc.) as per

|   Number of sanctioned posts |   In position |   Number of vacancies including reserved posts |
|------------------------------|---------------|------------------------------------------------|
|                          727 |           538 |                                            189 |

|   Number of sanctioned posts |   In position |   Number of vacancies including reserved posts |
|------------------------------|---------------|------------------------------------------------|
|                          574 |           501 |                                             73 |

the  prescribed  Service  Rules/  Recruitment  Rules.  These  Cadre  Controlling Authorities  have  to  ensure  implementation  of  the  reservation  policy.  The number of vacancies in the Ministry of Commerce & Industry for the posts for which recruitment is done by this Ministry, including the reserved posts, year and category wise is as under:

- i.  Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade

| S. No.   | Year   | Total Vacancies*   | Category wise data for which reservation is applicable   | Category wise data for which reservation is applicable   | Category wise data for which reservation is applicable   | Category wise data for which reservation is applicable   | Category wise data for which reservation is applicable   |
|----------|--------|--------------------|----------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------|
|          |        |                    | UR                                                       | SC                                                       | ST                                                       | OBC                                                      | EWS                                                      |
| 1.       | 2014   | 63                 | 25                                                       | 1                                                        | 5                                                        | 16                                                       | NA                                                       |
| 2.       | 2015   | 28                 | 5                                                        | 0                                                        | 1                                                        | 2                                                        | NA                                                       |
| 3.       | 2016   | 41                 | 12                                                       | 0                                                        | 2                                                        | 5                                                        | NA                                                       |
| 4.       | 2017   | 50                 | 13                                                       | 0                                                        | 3                                                        | 8                                                        | NA                                                       |
| 5.       | 2018   | 48                 | 11                                                       | 0                                                        | 2                                                        | 5                                                        | 1                                                        |
| 6.       | 2019   | 50                 | 13                                                       | 0                                                        | 2                                                        | 5                                                        | 2                                                        |
| 7.       | 2020   | 52                 | 7                                                        | 0                                                        | 1                                                        | 7                                                        | 4                                                        |
| 8.       | 2021   | 58                 | 13                                                       | 0                                                        | 1                                                        | 6                                                        | 3                                                        |
| 9.       | 2022   | 59                 | 9                                                        | 1                                                        | 2                                                        | 6                                                        | 5                                                        |
| 10.      | 2023   | 60                 | 12                                                       | 3                                                        | 2                                                        | 5                                                        | 3                                                        |
| 11.      | 2024   | 71                 | 9                                                        | 3                                                        | 3                                                        | 11                                                       | 9                                                        |
| 12.      | 2025   | 74                 | 11                                                       | 3                                                        | 3                                                        | 12                                                       | 7                                                        |
| 13.      | 2026   | 53                 | 6                                                        | 1                                                        | 1                                                        | 3                                                        | 1                                                        |

*the mode of recruitment for some of these ex-cadre posts is through deputation/absorption etc.,  and  reservation  provisions  are  not  applicable  to  posts  filled  through  deputation  or absorption.

## ii. Department of Commerce

|   S. No. |   Year |   Total Vacancies |   UR |   SC |   ST |   OBC |   EWS |
|----------|--------|-------------------|------|------|------|-------|-------|
|        1 |   2014 |                55 |   31 |    0 |    0 |    24 |     0 |
|        2 |   2015 |                41 |   27 |    0 |    0 |    14 |     0 |
|        3 |   2016 |                39 |   26 |    0 |    0 |    13 |     0 |
|        4 |   2017 |                46 |   28 |    0 |    0 |    18 |     0 |
|        5 |   2018 |                46 |   28 |    0 |    0 |    18 |     0 |
|        6 |   2019 |                23 |   11 |    2 |    0 |     0 |    10 |
|        7 |   2020 |                19 |    9 |    0 |    0 |     0 |    10 |
|        8 |   2021 |                25 |   13 |    0 |    0 |     2 |    10 |
|        9 |   2022 |                28 |   16 |    1 |    1 |     0 |    10 |
|       10 |   2023 |                22 |   10 |    0 |    1 |     1 |    10 |
|       11 |   2024 |                42 |   23 |    5 |    3 |     1 |    10 |
|       12 |   2025 |                42 |   12 |    7 |    5 |     8 |    10 |
|       13 |   2026 |                35 |   16 |    4 |    5 |     7 |     3 |

- (c): The contractual employees are hired for specific task to be performed through an  open  advertisement/  outsourcing  agencies/  government  e-  Marketplace (GeM) empaneled service providers, based on the functional requirements of both the Departments in the Ministry of Commerce & Industry. The category-wise roster is not maintained in respect of contractual manpower hired. The number of contractual employees hired since 2014, year wise is as follows:
- i. Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade
- ii. Department of Commerce

|   Year |   Contractual Manpower |
|--------|------------------------|
|   2014 |                    102 |
|   2015 |                    143 |
|   2016 |                    144 |
|   2017 |                    134 |
|   2018 |                    133 |
|   2019 |                    130 |
|   2020 |                    233 |
|   2021 |                    269 |
|   2022 |                    254 |
|   2023 |                    300 |
|   2024 |                    353 |
|   2025 |                    341 |
|   2026 |                    301 |

|   Year |   Contractual Manpower |
|--------|------------------------|
|   2014 |                     34 |
|   2015 |                     39 |
|   2016 |                     40 |
|   2017 |                    100 |
|   2018 |                    122 |
|   2019 |                    141 |
|   2020 |                    151 |
|   2021 |                    144 |
|   2022 |                    123 |
|   2023 |                    158 |
|   2024 |                    192 |
|   2025 |                    184 |
|   2026 |                    176 |

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