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RECRUITMENT OF SCs/STs IN VARIOUS GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENTS.

GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
MINISTRY OF PERSONNEL, PUBLIC GRIEVANCES AND PENSIONS
(DEPARTMENT OF PERSONNEL AND TRAINING)

RAJYA SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1229
(TO BE ANSWERED ON 11.02.2021)

RECRUITMENT OF SCs/STs IN VARIOUS GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENTS

1229 PROF. MANOJ KUMAR JHA:
Will the PRIME MINISTER be pleased to state:

(a) whether posts, reserved for Scheduled Castes/Scheduled Tribes in different categories under various Departments/PSUs, are lying vacant, if so, the details thereof;
(b) the year-wise and category-wise details of appointments made during the last three years and the current year; and
(c) whether rules prescribed for appointment and promotion of persons belonging to Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes have been adhered to?

ANSWER

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): Department of Personnel and Training (DoPT) monitors the progress of filling up of backlog vacancies for Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes in respect of ten Ministries/Departments of Central Government, having more than 90% of the employees. The details of backlog vacancies in respect of SCs and STs in Central Government jobs are at Annexure-I.

(b): Details of reserved posts filled up by SCs and STs in Central Government jobs in direct recruitment and promotion during each of the last three year and the current year are at Annexure-II.

(c): As per information provided by various Ministries/Departments of the Central Government, the prescribed rules for appointment and promotion for SCs and STs are being followed by them.

Annexure-I

STATEMENT REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (A) OF THE RAJYA SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.1229 BY PROF. MANOJ KUMAR JHA FOR ANSWER ON 11.02.2021
REGARDING RECRUITMENT OF SCs/STs IN VARIOUS GOVERNMENT DEAPARTMENTS

As on Scheduled Castes (SCs) Scheduled Tribes (STs)
vacancies Filled up unfilled vacancies Filled up unfilled
01.01.2017
(10 Min./ Dept.)
29,198 20,975 8,223 22,829 15,874 6,955
01.01.2018
(9 Min./ Dept.)
22,203 10,728 11,475 18,274 7,713 10,561
01.01.2019
(7 Min./ Dept.)
24,885 14,092 10,793 20,211 9,593 10,618
01.01.2020
(6 Min./ Dept.)
21,847 11,848 9,999 17,439 8,336 9,103

Annexure-II

STATEMENT REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (B) OF THE RAJYA SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.1229 BY PROF. MANOJ KUMAR JHA FOR ANSWER ON 11.02.2021
REGARDING RECRUITMENT OF SCs/STs IN VARIOUS GOVERNMENT DEAPARTMENTS

As on Appointment  made  by  direct recruitment Appointment made by promotion
SCs STs SCs STs
01.01.2017
(76 Min./Dept.)
13,174 6,022 18,382 8,086
01.01.2018
(69 Min./Dept.)
7,140 3,906 21,224 9,015
01.01.2019
(53 Min./Dept.)
8,034 4,274 23,853 11,059
01.01.2020
(40 Min./Dept.)
1,347 730 3,673 1,234


Source: RAJYA SABHA