(a) the total number of Ministries and Departments of the
Government of India as on date;
(b) the number of employees employeed in those
Ministries/Departments, as on date, category wise;
(c) whether the Government propose to reduce the number of
employees belonging to Group `A`,`B`,;C` and `D` and merge the
Ministries and Departments having similar nature of work and
functioning; and
(d) if so, the details thereof?
MINISTER OF STATE FOR DEPARTMENT OF ADMINISTRATIVE REFORMS &
PUBLIC GRIEVANCES IN THE MINISTRY OF PERSONNEL, PUBLIC GRIEVANCES
AND PENSIONS (SHRI ARUN SHOURIE)
(a): As on 28 February, 2001, there were 41 Ministries and 56
Departments in the Government of India. 56 Departments included
48 Departments which form part of 17 Ministries.
(b): As per the information available with the Ministry of
Finance (Department of Expenditure), the Group-wise estimated
strength of Central Government (civil) staff including the
employees of Union Territories as on 1 March, 2000 is as under:
Group Estimated Strength
`A` 77,680 `B` 1,74,675 `C` 23,87,625 `D` 11,36,686
Total 37,76,666