MINISTER OF STATE OF DEPARTMENT OF PERSONNEL AND TRAINING AND
DEPARTMENT OF PENSION AND PENSIONERS` WELFARE IN THE MINISTRY OF
PERSONNEL, PUBLIC GRIEVANCES AND PENSIONS
(SMT. VASUNDHARA RAJE)
(a): Posts at the level of Under Secretary and above in various
Ministries/Departments of the Government of India are filled
under the Central Staffing Scheme. Since caste is not one of the
criteria for appointment to posts under the Central Staffing
Scheme, the data on the number of SC/ST officers holding posts at
different levels under the Scheme are not maintained separately.
Number of officers who held posts of Additional Secretary, Joint
Secretary, Director and Deputy Secretary and equivalent as on
1.1.1996 and 1.1.2000 is given in the statement annexed.
(b) & (c): Officers belonging to the IAS and other Central
Services Group `A` are empanelled for holding the posts of
Additional Secretary or Additional Secretary equivalent in the
Government of India, with the approval of the Appointments
Committee of the Cabinet (ACC), on the recommendation of a
Special Committee of Secretaries which consists of the Cabinet
Secretary, Principal Secretary to Prime Minister, Home Secretary
and Secretary (Personnel). All these members of the Committee
are ex-officio.
Empanelment for holding posts at the level of Joint
Secretary or equivalent is done with the approval of ACC on the
recommendation of the Civil Services Board (CSB). The CSB
consists of Cabinet Secretary, Secretary (Personnel), one
Secretary to Government of India nominated by Government for a
year at a time and the Establishment Officer and Additional
Secretary.
There is no system of empanelment of All India
Services/Group `A` services officers for holding posts at the
level of Director and Deputy Secretary. Names of eligible and
willing officers sponsored by the various Cadre authorities are
considered for appointment at those levels, subject to their
suitability for specific posts.
STATEMENT REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART(a) OF LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION
NO. 3896 REPLIED ON 19-4-2000INFORMATION ABOUT THE NUMBER OF OFFICERS WHO
HELD POSTS AT THE LEVELS OFADDITIONAL SECRETARY, JOINT SECRETARY, DIRECTOR
AND DEPUTY SECRETARYAS ON 1.1.1996 AND 1.1.2000
Date Number of officers who held posts at the level of:
Additional Secretary Jt. Secretary Director Deputy Secretary
1.1.1996 74 344 356 396
1.1.2000 107 454 526 441
