(a) whether the Government is aware that Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes and Other Backward
Classes posts are lying vacant in Central Ministries/Departments and their attached offices;
(b) if so, the details thereof, Ministries/Departments and attached Offices-wise, during the last
two years and the current year, till date; and
(c) the progress made by the Government in filling these vacant posts through special recruitment drives?
MINISTER OF THE STATE (Independent Charge) IN THE MINISTRY OF SCIENCE and TECHNOLOGY;
MINISTER OF THE STATE (Independent Charge) IN THE MINISTRY OF EARTH SCIENCE;
MINISTER OF THE STATE IN THE PRIME’S MINISTER OFFICE;
MINISTER OF THE STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF PERSONNEL, PUBLIC GRIEVANCES AND PENSIONS;AND
MINISTER OF THE STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF PARLIAMENTARY AFFAIRS (SHRI PRITHVIRAJ CHAVAN)
(a): Yes, Sir.
(b): Information is not centrally maintained.
(c): A Special Recruitment Drive was launched on 19.11.2008 to fill up backlog reserved vacancies of SC,
ST and OBC categories. As per information received from various Ministries/Departments upto 06.08.2010,
number of backlog reserved vacancies of SCs, STs and OBCs were 26,565; 25,649 and 21,143 respectively,
of which 12,045; 2,799 and 3,876 respectively have been filled.