Lok Sabha Question No. 497 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2026-02-03
Subject: Contractual Employees
Ministry: TEXTILES
Asked by: Smt. Rachna Banerjee

## CONTRACTUAL EMPLOYEES

## 497. SMT. RACHNA BANERJEE:

Will the Minister of TEXTILES वस्त्र मंत्री be pleased to state :

- (a) the number of sanctioned posts, in position and the number of vacancies, including reserved posts, category-wise in the Ministry of Textiles;
- (b) the number of vacancies in the Ministry and Department including to reserved posts since 2014, the details thereof, year and category-wise; and
- (c) the number of contractual employees hired since 2014, year and category-wise?

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## वस्त्र राज्  य मंत्री ( श्री पबित्र मार्घेररटा )

## THE MINISTER OF STATE FOR TEXTILES (SHRI PABITRA MARGHERITA)

(a) & (b): The  number  of  sanctioned  posts,  in  position  and  the  number  of  vacancies,  including reserved posts in the Ministry of Textiles (Cadre and Non-cadre) are as follows:

|   S. No. | Group Name   |   Sanctioned Strength |   Employees in Position |   Total Vacancy |
|----------|--------------|-----------------------|-------------------------|-----------------|
|        1 | Group-A      |                    50 |                      48 |               2 |
|        2 | Group-B      |                    95 |                      80 |              15 |
|        3 | Group-C      |                    52 |                      38 |              14 |

Reservation roster in respect of Group-A, Group-B and Group-C posts (Cadre and Non-Cadre) is maintained by the respective Cadre Controlling Authorities.  In respect of certain Group-C level posts (MTS and Staff Car Driver) for which the Ministry of Textiles is the Cadre Controlling Authority, the information since 2014 is as under:

| S. No.   | Year   | Sanctioned Strength   | Vacancy   | Category   | Category   | Category   | Category   |
|----------|--------|-----------------------|-----------|------------|------------|------------|------------|
|          |        |                       |           | SC         | ST         | OBC        | Others     |
| 1.       | 2014   | 26                    | 2         | -          | -          | -          | 2          |
| 2.       | 2015   |                       | 2         | 1          | -          | 1          | -          |
| 3.       | 2016   |                       | 4         | -          | -          | -          | 4          |
| 4.       | 2017   |                       | 3         | -          | -          | -          | 3          |
| 5.       | 2018   |                       | 2         | 1          | -          | -          | 1          |
| 6.       | 2019   |                       | 2         | -          | -          | -          | 2          |
| 7.       | 2020   |                       | 2         | 1          | -          | -          | 1          |
| 8.       | 2021   |                       | 1         | -          | -          | -          | 1          |
| 9.       | 2022   | 27                    | 5         | 1          | -          | -          | 4          |
| 10.      | 2023   |                       | 3         | 1          | -          | -          | 2          |
| 11.      | 2024   |                       | 2         | -          | -          | -          | 2          |
| 12.      | 2025   |                       | 6         | 2          | -          | 2          | 2          |
| 13.      | 2026   |                       | 7         | 1          | 1          | 2          | 3          |

(c): The details of contractual employees hired since 2014 are as under:-

|   S. No. |   Year | Number   |
|----------|--------|----------|
|        1 |   2014 | 3        |
|        2 |   2015 | 2        |
|        3 |   2016 | 4        |
|        4 |   2017 | 3        |
|        5 |   2018 | 2        |
|        6 |   2019 | -        |
|        7 |   2020 | 1        |
|        8 |   2021 | 4        |
|        9 |   2022 | 39       |
|       10 |   2023 | 30       |
|       11 |   2024 | 9        |
|       12 |   2025 | 3        |

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