Question : Vacant Posts

(a) the number of posts lying vacant for various category in all Central Ministries/ Departments, category-wise and Ministry/ Department-wise;

(b) whether the Government is aware that there is a decline in percentage of recruitment of minority and reserved categories in Government jobs;

(c) if so, the details thereof and the steps being taken to ensure the recruitment of all vacant positions of all category be filled up in toto; and

(d) the details of recruitment made for various categories in various vacancy of posts during the last two years and the current year till date?

Minister of State in the Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions and Minister of State in the Prime Minister’s Office. (DR. JITENDRA SINGH)
(a): As per the latest available data in the Annual Report on Pay and Allowances of Central Government Civilian Employees 2013-14, published by Department of Expenditure, the number of sanctioned posts and number in position in various Ministries/Departments is at Annexure ‘A’.
(b) to (d): As per the data uploaded by Ministries/Departments, the percentage of representation of Schedule Caste categories in Government jobs as on 1.1.2012 (72 Departments) was 17.48, as on 1.1.2013 (71 Departments) was 17.55 and as on 1.1.2014 (59 Departments) is 16.55.
The percentage of representation of Schedule Tribe categories in Government job as on 1.1.2012 (72 Departments) was 7.65, as on 1.1.2013 (71 Departments) was 7.72 and as on 1.1.2014 (59 Departments) is 8.56.
The percentage of representation of people from Other Backward Classes in Government job as on 1.1.2012 (72 Departments) was 16.96, as on 1.1.2013 (71 Departments) is 17.71 and as on 1.1.2014 (59 Departments) is 19.75.
The percentage of representation of Minorities in Government job in 2012-13 (72 Departments) was 6.91, in 2013-14 was 7.89 and in 2014-15 is 8.70.
The figures indicate that there is a general increase in the trend of recruitment of persons from the aforesaid categories.
The posts sanctioned in Government Ministries/ Departments are required to be filled as per the Recruitment Rules as and when vacancies arise.
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