Govt has so far invoked FR 56(j) against 123 Group B & 53 Group A officers
By TIOL News Service
NEW DELHI, DEC 20, 2017: CENTRALIZED data regarding employees who retired or resigned during last three years is not maintained.
Vacancies caused due to retirement, death and promotion are required to be filled following provisions of recruitment rules for the post. The number of direct recruitments made by Staff Selection Commission and Union Public Service Commission for the last three years is as per table below:
Year
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Number of candidates recommended by UPSC
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Number of candidates recommended by SSC
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Recruitment by Examination
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Direct Recruitment by Selection
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All India Competitive Examination
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Selection posts
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2014-15
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5969
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2303
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57542
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524
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2015-16
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5659
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1207
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24604
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534
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2016-17
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4612
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1123
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68496
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384
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As per the available information, provisions under FR 56(j) and similar provisions under service rules have been invoked/recommended in case of 53 Group ‘A' officers and 123 Group ‘B' officers of Central Civil Services, during the period from 1 st July 2014 till 31 st October 2017.
As per the Annual Report on Pay and Allowances of Central Government Civilian Employees, the number of vacant posts in position in various Ministries/Departments is 4,12,752 out of total sanctioned strength of 36,33,935 as on 01.03.2016.
This was stated by the 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 in a written reply to a question by Mr Manshankar Ninama, Mr Harish Meena and Dr. Boora Narsaiah Goud in the Lok Sabha today.
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