Question : REPRESENTATION OF SC ST IN INDIAN TRADE SERVICES

(a) whether the representation of SCs, STs and OBCs has not reached the level of 15 percent, 7.5 percent and 27 percent respectively reserved for them in Indian Trade Service;

(b) if so, reasons for the same;

(c) the total number of sanctioned posts of Indian Trade Service Group `A`;

(d) the number of persons belonging to SC, ST, OBC and General categories working against such posts including their respective percentage to such posts as on July 2, 1997 as ascertained as per the instructions contained under para 5 of DOPT OM No.36012/2/96-Estt(Res) dated July 2, 1997; and

(e) the fresh vacancies occurred during 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000 and 2001 and year-wise number of such vacancies / posts filled by persons from SCs, STs, OBCs and General categories?

THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY ( SHRI RAJIV PRATAP RUDY )

(a) & (b) : While the representation of SCs and STs has reached the level of 15% and 7.5% respectively in the Indian Trade Service, the level of 27% reserved for the OBCs has not been reached as such reservation is applicable only in respect of direct recruitment and there has been no direct recruitment to this service subsequent to the introduction of post based reservation roster on 2.7.1997.

(c) The Sanctioned Strength of Indian Trade Service is as under:-

Grade	No. of posts sanctioned
Addl.DGFT (Senior Administrative Grade)	3
Jt.DGFT (Grade-I)	63
Dy.DGFT (Grade-II)	63
Asstt. DGFT (Grade-III)	56
Total	185

Grade	SC	ST	OBC	Gen	Nos.	%	Nos.	%	Nos.	%	Nos.	%
Addl.DGFT
Reservation is not applicable
Jt.DGFT
Reservation is not applicable
Dy.DGFT	14	14.7%	10	10.5%	71	74.8%
Asstt. DGFT (DR)4	67%	2	33%
Asstt.DGFT (Prom.)4	23.5%	4	23.5%	9	53%

Year	No. of Vacancies occurred and filled
Dy.DGFT (GRADE-II)	Asstt. DGFT (GRADE-III)
PR (PROMOTION)	DR (DIRECT RECRUITMENT) PR (PROMOTION)
No. of Vacancy filled by	No. of Vacancy filled by	No. of Vacancy filled by	Vacancy SC ST OBC GENL	vacancy SC ST OBC GENL	vacancy	SC ST OBC GENL	occurred	occured occured

1997	# 1@	2@	4	4 # 9
1998 1	1	3	2	2 3
1999	10	1	1	1 6
2000	12 5	2	10	3 13	1 
2001	12	2	1