Lok Sabha Question No. 3930 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2026-03-17
Subject: Appointment to SC/ST and OBCs through Lateral Entry
Ministry: SOCIAL JUSTICE AND EMPOWERMENT
Asked by: Shri Dharmendra Yadav

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF SOCIAL JUSTICE AND EMPOWERMENT LOK SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3930 TO BE ANSWERED ON 17.03.2026

## APPOINTMENT TO SCIST AND OBCs THROUGH LATERAL ENTRY

t3930. SHRI DHARMENDRA YADAV:

## Will the Minister of SOCIAL JUSTICE AND EMPOWERMENT be pleased to state:

- (a) the total number of appointments made through lateral entry to various civil serviceslposts under the Central Government during the last ten years;
- b) the details of these appointments year and Ministry/Department-wise;
- the number of candidates belonging to Other Backward Classes (OBC), Scheduled Castes (SC) and Scheduled Tribes (ST) categories out of the total officers appointed through lateral entry;
- (d) whether the Government has laid down any policy Or guidelines to ensure reservation and social representation in the lateral entry process, if $o, the details thereof; and
- whether the Government is taking any steps to make this process more transparent and inclusive, if s0, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE FOR SOCIAL JUSTICE AND EMPOWERMENT (SHRI RAMDAS ATHAWALE)

- (a) to (e): So far 63 appointments have been made through lateral entry at the level of Joint Secretary/Director/Deputy Secretary on contractldeputation basis into various Ministries/Departments of the Government of India since 2018. A statement indicating yearwise and Ministry/Department-wise appointments is placed at Annexure: These appointments have been made for specific  assignments keeping in view the specialised knowledge and domain expertise of the selected candidates. 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. The selection was undertaken by the Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) in transparent manner by inviting application through open advertisement.

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

|    | Ministry/ Department                   | Post              |
|----|----------------------------------------|-------------------|
| 1  | Ministry of Civil Aviation             | Joint Secretary-] |
| 2  | Economic Affairs                       | Joint Secretary-1 |
| 3  | Environment; Forest and Climate Change | Joint Secretary-l |
| 4  | Financial Services                     | Joint Secretary-] |
| 5  | New and Renewable Energy               | Joint Secretary-] |
|    | Road Transport and Highways            | Joint Secretary-] |
|    | Ports, Shipping and Waterways          | Joint Secretary-] |
| 8  | Department of Gommerce                 | Joint Secretary-1 |

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

|    |                                                         | Post                           |
|----|---------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|    | RRevenue                                                | Joint Secretary -l             |
| 2  | Agriculture and Farmers Welfare                         | Joint Secretary -1 Director -1 |
| 3  | Department of Commerce                                  | Joint Secretary-1 Director 1   |
| 4  | ISkill Development & Entrepreneurship                   | Director                       |
| 5  | Health & Family Welfare                                 | Director -1                    |
| b  | IJal Shakti                                             | Director 1                     |
| 7  | Higher Education                                        | Director                       |
| 8  | Department of Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade_ | Director 1                     |
| 9  | ISchool Education & Literacy                            | Director-2 Deputy Secretary-   |
| 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-l             |
| 17 | [Statistics and Programme Implementation_               | Deputy Secretary 1             |
| 18 | Heavy Industry                                          | Deputy Secretary-l             |
| 19 | Corporate Affairs_                                      | Deputy Secretary-l             |
| 20 | Steel                                                   | Deputy Secretary-1             |
| 21 | Mines                                                   | Deputy Secretary-l             |
| 22 | EnvironmentForest and Climate Change_                   | Deputy Secretary-L             |

## List of candidates recruited through Lateral Entry 2023 (total 25):

|    |                                                                       | Post                           |
|----|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------|
| 1  | MMinistry of Civil Aviation                                           | Joint Secretary-1              |
|    | Department of Legal Affairs                                           | IJoint Secretary-1             |
| 3  | Department of Financial Services                                      | Joint Secretary-1 Director-1   |
|    | Department ot Food and Public Distribution                            | Director-]                     |
| 5  | Department for Promotion of Industry & Internal Trade                 | Director-]                     |
| 6  | Ministry of Power                                                     | Director-2                     |
| 7  | Department of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare                           | Director-2                     |
| 8  | MMinistry of Statistics & Programme Implementation                    | Director-2 Deputy Secretary-3  |
| 9  | Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs                                 | Director-]                     |
| 10 | Department of School Education & Literacy                             | Director-]                     |
| 11 | MMinistry of Health and Family Welfare                                | Director-] [Deputy Secretary-1 |
| 12 | Department of Rural Development, Ministry of Rural Development        | Director-]                     |
| 13 | Department of Chemicals and Petrochemicals                            | Director-]                     |
| 14 | Department of Pharmaceuticals, Ministry of Chemicals land Fertilizers | Director-]                     |
| 15 | DDepartment of Higher Education                                       | Deputy Secretary-1             |
| 16 | MMinistry of Heavy Industries                                         | Deputy Secretary-2             |

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