Question : BAN ON RECRUITMENT

(a) whether the Department of Expenditure issued orders on August 5, 1999 imposing a ban on all recruitment with immediate effect as an austerity measure and the financial advisors of ministries were to ensure completion of a review of the vacant posts in a time bound manner in consultation with Department of Expenditure and to make available the details in this regard to that Department;

(b) whether the financial advisors of the ministries completed the desired reviewl and

(c) if so, how many vacant posts were not filled up except with the approval of the Expenditure Department and the amount of savings made in the expenditure on pay and allowances?

MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF FINANCE (SHRI ANANDRAO V. ADSUL)

(a): Yes, Sir. However, vide subsequent instructions issued on 24.9.2000, the Ministries/Departments were advised to abolish posts lying vacant for over a year. In exceptional cases, revival of such posts is considered based on merits.

(b) & (c):No such data has been centrally maintained.