MINISTER OF THE STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF PARLIAMENTRY AFFARIRS;
MINISTER OF THE STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF PERSONNEL, PUBLIC GRIEVANCE AND PENSIONS AND
MINISTER OF THE STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF PRIME MINISTER`S OFFICE (SHRI V. NARAYANASAMY)
(a) & (b): The number of officers presently working as Secretary, Additional Secretary, Joint Secretary
and Director level posts, in the Government of India and the number of SC and ST officers on these posts
and their percentage, as on 14.3.2011, as per the information available, is given below:
Secy Addl. Secy Joint Secy Director
Total No. of officers 149 108 477 590
No. of SCs - 2 31 17
% age of SCs - 1.85 6.49 2.88
No. of STs 4 2 15 7
% age of STs 2.68 1.85 3.14 1.18
As regards the number of OBC officers, it is stated that data regarding OBC status of the officers was
not being obtained at the time of appointment of officers prior to 1994 and is therefore not available.
(c), (d) & (e): The posts of Secretary, Additional Secretary and Joint Secretary in the Ministries/Departments
of Government of India are deputation posts with the exception of posts in the Ministry of External Affairs
and are filled under the Central Staffing Scheme. The officers from various cadres empanelled to hold such
posts and who opt for deputation are appointed under Central Staffing Scheme. The posts of Director
(excluding the posts which are in the cadre of Central Secretariat Service) are filled under Central
Staffing Scheme. There is no provision for reservation for SCs/STs/OBCs in these posts. As officers,
on the above posts, are appointed on deputation basis from various cadres, the percentage of SC/ST
officers on these posts need not be same as in their respective cadres. However, at the time of
empanelment, every effort is made to empanel officers belonging to SCs/STs categories, if necessary,
by adopting liberal benchmarks as compared to officers from General category.
