Lok Sabha Question No. 4285 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2026-03-18
Subject: Posts Filled Through Lateral Entry
Ministry: PERSONNEL, PUBLIC GRIEVANCES AND PENSIONS
Asked by: Shri Rajkumar Roat

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF PERSONNEL, PUBLIC GRIEVANCES AND PENSIONS (DEPARTMENT OF PERSONNEL & TRAINING)

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.4285 (ANSWERED ON 18.03.2026)

## POSTS FILLED THROUGH LATERAL ENTRY

## # 4285. SHRI RAJKUMAR ROAT:

Will the PRIME MINISTER be pleased to state:

- (a) the details of the total number of posts filled through Lateral Entry so far for various positions including Deputy Secretary, Directors and Joint Secretaries across different Ministries/Departments, State, name, year and category-wise;
- (b) the details of the number of individuals belonging to Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes and Minority communities appointed under the said Lateral Entry process, State and category-wise; and

(c) the date since when the system of Lateral Entry came into existence in the country and the details of the underlying basis for the same?

## 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)  to  (c):  So far  63  appointments  have  been made at  the  level  of  Joint Secretary/ Director /Deputy  Secretary on  contract/deputation  basis  into  various  Government  Departments through lateral entry since 2018. A statement indicating name, year-wise & Ministries/Department-wise  appointment  is  at Annexure .  These  appointments  have  been made for specific assignments, keeping in view their specialized knowledge and expertise in the domain area. Since, each of these appointments has been made against single post cadre, and  accordingly  in  view  of  the  Hon'ble  Supreme  Court  judgement  in  the  case  titled ' PGIMER, Chandigarh Vs. Faculty Association and Ors' category wise data of the appointed officers has not been maintained.

## List of candidates recruited by Lateral Entry in year 2019 (Total-8):

|   S. No. | Ministry/ Department                   | Post              |
|----------|----------------------------------------|-------------------|
|        1 | Ministry of Civil Aviation             | Joint Secretary-1 |
|        2 | Economic Affairs                       | Joint Secretary-1 |
|        3 | Environment, Forest and Climate Change | Joint Secretary-1 |
|        4 | Financial Services                     | Joint Secretary-1 |
|        5 | New and Renewable Energy               | Joint Secretary-1 |
|        6 | Road Transport and Highways            | Joint Secretary-1 |
|        7 | Ports, Shipping and Waterways          | Joint Secretary-1 |
|        8 | Department of Commerce                 | Joint Secretary-1 |

## List of candidates recruited by Lateral Entry in year 2021 (Total-30):

|   S. No. | Ministry/ Department                                   | Post                           |
|----------|--------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|        1 | Revenue                                                | Joint Secretary -1             |
|        2 | Agriculture and Farmers Welfare                        | Joint Secretary -1 Director -1 |
|        3 | Department of Commerce                                 | Joint Secretary-1 Director -1  |
|        4 | Skill Development &Entrepreneurship                    | Director -1                    |
|        5 | Health &Family Welfare                                 | Director -1                    |
|        6 | Jal Shakti                                             | Director -1                    |
|        7 | Higher Education                                       | Director -1                    |
|        8 | Department of Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade | Director -1                    |
|        9 | School Education& Literacy                             | Director-2 Deputy Secretary-1  |
|       10 | Economic Affairs                                       | Director-3                     |
|       11 | Food& Public Distribution                              | Director -1                    |
|       12 | Legal Affairs                                          | Director-2                     |

|   13 | Financial Services                      | Director-2          |
|------|-----------------------------------------|---------------------|
|   14 | Road Transport &Highways                | Director -1         |
|   15 | Ports, Shipping and Waterways           | Deputy Secretary -1 |
|   16 | Power                                   | Deputy Secretary -1 |
|   17 | Statistics and Programme Implementation | Deputy Secretary -1 |
|   18 | Heavy Industry                          | Deputy Secretary -1 |
|   19 | Corporate Affairs                       | Deputy Secretary -1 |
|   20 | Steel                                   | Deputy Secretary -1 |
|   21 | Mines                                   | Deputy Secretary -1 |
|   22 | Environment, Forest and Climate Change  | Deputy Secretary -1 |

## List of candidates recruited by Lateral Entry in year 2023 (Total-25):

|   S. No. | Ministry/ Department                                 | Post                          |
|----------|------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------|
|        1 | Ministry of Civil Aviation                           | Joint Secretary-1             |
|        2 | Department of Legal Affairs                          | Joint Secretary-1             |
|        3 | Department of Financial Services                     | Joint Secretary-1 Director-1  |
|        4 | Department of Food and Public Distribution           | Director-1                    |
|        5 | Department for Promotion of Industry& Internal Trade | Director-1                    |
|        6 | Ministry of Power                                    | Director-2                    |
|        7 | Department of Agriculture &Farmers Welfare           | Director-2                    |
|        8 | Ministry of Statistics &Programme Implementation     | Director-2 Deputy Secretary-3 |
|        9 | Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs                | Director-1                    |
|       10 | Department of School Education& Literacy             | Director-1                    |
|       11 | Ministry of Health and Family Welfare                | Director-1 Deputy Secretary-1 |
|       12 | Department of Rural Development,                     | Director-1                    |

|    | Ministry of Rural Development                                        |                    |
|----|----------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------|
| 13 | Department of Chemicals and Petrochemicals                           | Director-1         |
| 14 | Department of Pharmaceuticals, Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilizers | Director-1         |
| 15 | Department of Higher Education                                       | Deputy Secretary-1 |
| 16 | Ministry of Heavy Industries                                         | Deputy Secretary-2 |

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