Union Minister Jitendra Singh on Wednesday informed the Lok Sabha that there are 979,327 vacancies in the central government for different posts and departments.
As per the Annual Report of Pay Research Unit of Department of Expenditure, the number of vacant posts under various Ministries/ Departments of the Central Government, as on March 1, in Group A, B and C are 23584, 118807 and 836936, respectively, Union Minister of State for Personnel Jitendra Singh said in a written reply.
He added that there is an overall shortage of officers in the grade of Section Officers of Central Secretariat Service (CSS). In a written reply in Rajya Sabha, the Personnel Minister said that as of July 2022, over 8000 Central Secretariat Service (CSS), Central Secretariat Stenographers Service (CSSS) and Central Secretariat Clerical Service (CSCS) officers have been promoted, and pendency since 2013 have been cleared paving way for promotions at a large scale. Only vacancies that are subjudice, are pending and subject to final decision.
As part of Mission Recruitment, Rozgar Mela being held across the country, more than 1.47 lakh new appointees have been inducted across Central Ministries / Departments / PSUs / Autonomous bodies / Banks etc., so far.
In a written reply to another question on Rozgar mela, Dr. Singh informed Rajya Sabha that the Rozgar Melas being organized by Government of India are expected to act as a catalyst in further employment generation and provide meaningful opportunities to the Youth for their empowerment and participation in National Development directly.
Union Minister said that during the last five years, Staff Selection Commission (SSC) and Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) have recommended 1,74,894 and 24,256 candidates, respectively, in Group ‘A’, ‘B’ and ‘C’ services.
He said that occurrence and filling up of vacancies is a continuous process, as per the requirement of various Ministries/ Departments/ Organizations of Central Government. The Centre has already issued instructions to all Ministries/ Departments for timely filling up of the unfilled posts.
