Vacancy in Archeological Survey of India (ASI): Rajya Sabha QA
Vacancy in Archeological Survey of India (ASI) – Details of Vacant Posts under Promotion and direct recruitment quota: Rajya Sabha QA
GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
MINISTRY OF CULTURE
RAJYA SABHA
UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 487
ANSWERED ON-02/12/2021
VACANCY IN ASI
487. SHRI SAMBHAJI CHHATRAPATI:
Will the Minister of CULTURE be pleased to state:
(a) whether 30 per cent of posts under various grades are vacant which must be at the cost of responsibilities attached to Archeological Survey of India (ASI);
(b) if so, the details of vacant posts falling under promotion and direct recruitment quota, post- wise;
(c) the time period by which promotion quota posts under each category are likely to be filled; and
(d) the reasons for keeping the promotion quota posts vacant when DOP&T 2017 guidelines exist to undertake an exercise to draw a panel of departmental officers through DPC in anticipation of vacancies in the preceding year itself for timely promotion of departmental officers?
ANSWER
THE MINISTER OF CULTURE, TOURISM AND DEVELOPMENT OF NORTH EASTERN REGION
(SHRI G. KISHAN REDDY)
(a) (i) Under promotion quota 5 per cent posts are vacant.
(ii) 30 per cent posts are vacant under Direct Recruitment quota which are done through UPSC/SSC.
(b) & (c) The details of vacant posts falling under promotion and direct recruitment quota post- wise are at Annexure.
(d) Posts in promotion quota are lying vacant as officers are not eligible for promotion since they have not completed the requisite qualifying service.
Annexure
| Name of the post | Total Vacant posts | Time Period | ||||
| DR | Promotion | |||||
| Archaeology Cadre | Jt. DG | 03 | – | (i) Departmental promotion is a regular exercise subject to officers meeting required conditions as per Recruitment Rules; and same is being carried out regularly including drawing up of panel. (ii) Recruitment under DR is carried out as per UPSC/SSC schedule. | ||
| Director | – | 08 | ||||
| SA | 05 | – | ||||
| Dy.SA | 46 | 24 | ||||
| ASA | – | 45 | ||||
| Conservation Cadre | Director | 01 | 01 | (i) Departmental promotion is a regular exercise subject to officers meeting required conditions as per Recruitment Rules; and same is being carried out regularly including drawing up of panel. (ii) Recruitment under DR is carried out as per UPSC/SSC schedule. | ||
| Dy.SAE | 20 | – | ||||
| ASAE | – | 33 | ||||
| Sr.CA | 122 | – | ||||
| CA | 346 | 88 | ||||
| Science Cadre | Director | – | 01 | (i) Departmental promotion is a regular exercise subject to officers meeting required conditions as per Recruitment Rules; and same is being carried out regularly including drawing up of panel. (ii) Recruitment under DR is carried out as per UPSC/SSC schedule. | ||
| SAC | – | 02 | ||||
| DY.SAC | 01 | 05 | ||||
| ASAC | – | 06 | ||||
| AAC | 28 | – | ||||
| Epigraphy Cadre | Dy. SE (Dravidian Inscriptions) | 01 | 01 | (i) Departmental promotion is a regular exercise subject to officers meeting required conditions as per Recruitment Rules; and same is being carried out regularly including drawing up of panel. (ii) Recruitment under DR is carried out as per UPSC/SSC schedule. | ||
| ASE (Sanskrit Inscriptions) | 01 | |||||
| AE (Dravidian Inscriptions) | 02 | – | ||||
| Horticulture Cadre | Director Horticulture | – | 01 | (i) Departmental promotion is a regular exercise subject to officers meeting required conditions as per Recruitment Rules; and same is being carried out regularly including drawing up of panel. (ii) Recruitment under DR is carried out as per UPSC/SSC schedule. | ||
| Chief Horticulturist | – | 01 | ||||
| Dy. Superintending Horticulturist | 02 | 01 | ||||
| ASH | – | 01 | ||||
| SHA | – | 08 | ||||
| HA. Gr.I | 06 | 06 | ||||
| HA. Gr.II | 45 | – | ||||
| Drawing Cadre | Sr. Draftsman | – | 05 | (i) Departmental promotion is a regular exercise subject to officers meeting required conditions as per Recruitment Rules; and same is being carried out regularly including drawing up of panel. (ii) Recruitment under DR is carried out as per UPSC/SSC schedule. | ||
| Draftsman Gr.I | – | 03 | ||||
| Draftsman Gr.II | 05 | 02 | ||||
| Surveyor Cadre | Surveyor Officer | – | 03 | (i) Departmental promotion is a regular exercise subject to officers meeting required conditions as per Recruitment Rules; and same is being carried out regularly including drawing up of panel. (ii) Recruitment under DR is carried out as per UPSC/SSC schedule. | ||
| Surveyor Gr.I | 07 | 03 | ||||
| Surveyor Gr.II | 06 | – | ||||
| Library Cadre | Lib &Inf. Officer | – | 02 | (i) Departmental promotion is a regular exercise subject to officers meeting required conditions as per Recruitment Rules; and same is being carried out regularly including drawing up of panel. (ii) Recruitment under DR is carried out as per UPSC/SSC schedule. | ||
| Library & Inf. Assistant | 18 | – | ||||
| Administrative Cadre | AO | – | 03 | (i) Departmental promotion is a regular exercise subject to officers meeting required conditions as per Recruitment Rules; and same is being carried out regularly including drawing up of panel. (ii) Recruitment under DR is carried out as per UPSC/SSC schedule. | ||
| JAO | – | 26 | ||||
| UDC | – | 45 | ||||
| LDC | 109 | – | ||||
| Stenographer Cadre | Steno Gr.I | 06 | – | Recruitment under DR is carried out as per UPSC/SSC schedule. | ||
| Steno Gr.II | 07 | – | ||||
| Photographer Cadre | Senior Photographer | 03 | 12 | (i) Departmental promotion is a regular exercise subject to officers meeting required conditions as per Recruitment Rules; and same is being carried out regularly including drawing up of panel. (ii) Recruitment under DR is carried out as per UPSC/SSC schedule. | ||
| Photographer Gr. I | 01 | 02 | ||||
| Photographer Gr. II | 03 | – | ||||
| MTS | MTS | 2321 | – | Recruitment under DR is carried out as per UPSC/SSC schedule. | ||
Source: Rajya Sabha
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