Question : SPECIAL RECRUITMENT DRIVE



(a) Whether the Government have decided to fill up reserved posts lying vacant in the Scheduled Tribe areas through a `special recruitment drive`;

(b) if so, whether the Department of Posts have made recruitments in the tribal areas of Himachal Pradesh, but the department of Telecommunications (DOT) could not do so as yet;

(c) if so, the reasons for not launching such drive by the DOT; and

(d) the time by which the reserved vacancies are likely to be filled up through the special drive by DOT in the State?

Answer given by the minister


MINISTER OF STATE FOR COMMUNICATIONS (SHRI TAPAN SIKDAR)

(a) No Sir.

(b) Does not arise.

(c) Does not arise.

(d) Does not arise.