Backlog vacancies in Ministries, PSUs, Insurance Sector and Banks – Rajya Sabha QA

Backlog vacancies in Ministries, Public Sector Undertakings, Insurance Sector, Banks and other Public Sectors in which youths from Other Backward Classes, SCs and STs are to be appointed

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

RAJYA SABHA

STARRED QUESTION NO. 41
(TO BE ANSWERED ON 04.02.2021)

BACKLOG VACANCIES IN MINISTRIES

41 # SMT. CHHAYA VERMA:
Will the PRIME MINISTER be pleased to state:

(a) whether it is a fact that there are a large number of backlog vacancies in Ministries, Public Sector Undertakings, Insurance Sector, Banks and other Public Sectors in which youths from Other Backward Classes, SCs and STs are to be appointed;

(b) the details of said vacant posts, department-wise;

(c) the number of reserved posts on which appointments have been made against backlog vacancies during the last three years; and

(d) the details of steps taken by Government to fill up the backlog posts during the last three years?

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 (d): A statement is laid on the Table of the House.

STATEMENT REFERRED TO IN REPLY OF RAJYA SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO.41 FOR ANSWER ON 04.02.2021 BY SMT. CHHAYA VERMA REGARDING BACKLOG VACANCIES IN MINISTRIES

(a) to (c): The Department of Personnel and Training (DoPT) monitors the progress of filling up of backlog reserved vacancies for Scheduled Castes (SCs), Scheduled Tribes (STs) and Other Backward Classes (OBCs) in respect of ten Ministries/Departments, having more than 90% of the employees in Central Government. Backlog vacancies are available in these Ministries/Departments.

Department/Ministry-wise details of backlog reserved vacancies are at Annexure-I, II, & III, respectively.

(d): DoPT has issued instructions to all Ministries/ Departments to constitute an In-House Committee for identification of backlog reserved vacancies, to study the root cause of such vacancies, to initiate measures to remove the factors causing such vacancies and to fill them up through Special Recruitment Drives. In fact, filling of vacancies along with backlog reserved vacancies is a continuous process. Each Ministry/Department/PSU/ Autonomous Body has also been directed by the DoPT to appoint a Liaison Officer of the level of Deputy Secretary to ensure compliance with the orders and instructions pertaining to reservation of vacancies for SCs/STs and OBCs. Further, each Ministry/Department/PSU/Autonomous Body has been directed to set up a Special Reservation Cell under the direct control of the Liaison Officer to assist him in discharge of his duties.

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Annexure-I

STATEMENT REFERRED TO IN REPLY OF RAJYA SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. 41 FOR ANSWER ON 04.02.2021 BY SMT. CHHAYA VERMA REGARDING BACKLOG VACANCIES IN MINISTRIES

Annexure-II

STATEMENT REFERRED TO IN REPLY OF RAJYA SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. 41 FOR ANSWER ON 04.02.2021 BY SMT. CHHAYA VERMA REGARDING BACKLOG VACANCIES IN MINISTRIES

Annexure-III

STATEMENT REFERRED TO IN REPLY OF RAJYA SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. 41 FOR ANSWER ON 04.02.2021 BY SMT. CHHAYA VERMA REGARDING BACKLOG VACANCIES IN MINISTRIES

Source: Rajya Sabha