SPECIAL RECRUITMENT DRIVE LAUNCHED TO FILL UP THE BACKLOG RESERVED VACANCIES

Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances & Pensions 23-May, 2013

Review of the Special Recruitment Drive launched to fill up the backlog reserved vacancies of the Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes and OBCs. 

The Union Cabinet today approved the Special Recruitment Drive launched to fill up the backlog in reserved vacancies of the Scheduled Castes (SCs), Scheduled Tribes (STs) and Other Backward Classes (OBCs).

The achievement of the drive was reviewed in July, 2011 by the Minister of State for Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions as there was a large backlog of vacancies which were yet to be filled.  The drive was re-launched to fill up the remaining identified backlog vacancies by the end of the financial year i.e. 31.03.2012.  All Ministries/Departments were requested to make concerted efforts to ensure that the remaining backlog reserved vacancies of SCs, STs and OBCs were filled up by 31st March, 2012.

The achievement of  the  Special  Recruitment  Drive  on  its conclusion on 31st March, 2012, as reported by various Ministries/Departments is as follows:

(i)  A total of 75,522 backlog vacancies were identified. Of these, 44,427 were in the directrecruitment quota and 31,095 in thepromotion quota.

(ii)       Of the 44,427 backlog vacancies in the direct recruitment quota, 28,588 have been filled up so far. The success rate in direct recruitment quota is therefore 64.35 percent .

(iii)    Out of 31,095 backlog vacancies in the promotion quota, there are 11,347 vacancies (SC 4,239 & ST 7,106) for which eligible candidates are not available even in the extended zone of consideration. Therefore, it has not been found possible to fill up these vacancies. Out of the remaining 19,748vacancies in the promotion quota, 19,446 vacancies have been filled up so far. After excluding thevacancies for which candidates are not available, achievement of the drive in respect of the promotionquota is 98.47 percent.

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Related Lok Sabha Q&A

GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

MINISTRY OF PERSONNEL,PUBLIC GRIEVANCES AND PENSIONS

LOK SABHA

UNSTARRED  QUESTION NO 6718

ANSWERED ON   08.05.2013

VACANCIES IN GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENTS

6718 . Shri ASHOK TANWAR
Will the Minister of PERSONNEL,PUBLIC GRIEVANCES AND PENSIONS  be pleased to state:-

(a) whether there is a large number of reserved posts vacant in Central Government departments; 

(b) if so, the details thereof; 

(c) the details of backlog in the general category in the Central Government departments; 

(d) the number of special recruitment drives conducted by the Government to fill up these vacancies during the last three years; 

(e) the details of recruitments/ appointments made during the above period; 

(f) whether the Government has considered the appointment of professionals through the lateral entry route to fill up these vacancies; and 

(g) if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor?

ANSWER

Minister of State in the Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions and Minister of State in the Prime Minister’s Office. (SHRI V. NARAYANASAMY) 

(a) to (c): As per available information, the details of number of sanctioned posts, number in position and vacancies in Central Government posts as on 1st March, 2011 was as under: 

	Number of Sanctioned Posts	Number in Position	Number of Vacant Posts
Group A	98977	84474	14503
Group B	228755	192728	36027
Group C	3335797	2804736	531061
Total vacancies	3663529	3081938	581591

Details of vacancy position in respect of reserved posts and details of backlog vacancies in Central Government Departments is not centrally maintained. 

(d) & (e): A Special Recruitment Drive was launched in 2008 to fill up the backlog reserved vacancies of Scheduled Caste (SC)/Scheduled Tribe (ST)/ Other Backward Classes (OBC), which continued till 31.03.2012. The details of recruitment/ appointments made during the drive were as under:

	Direct Recruitment		Promotion		Total
	Backlog	Filled up	Backlog	Filled up	Backlog	Filled up
SC	10955	7797	13458	9655	24413	17452
ST	11400	7051	17637	9791	29037	16842
OBC	22072	13740	Not applicable	Not applicable	22072	13740
Total	44427	28588	31095	19446	75522	48034

(f) & (g): The vacancies are filled as per the provisions of the Recruitment Rules and if RecruitmentRules permit lateral entry, the backlog vacancies may also be filled through the lateral entry route. 

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