Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances & Pensions
PARLIAMENT QUESTION: LATERAL ENTRY
Posted On:
12 FEB 2026 1:42PM by PIB Delhi
So far 63 appointments have been made at the level of Joint Secretary/ Director/ Deputy Secretary on contract/deputation basis in various Government Departments through lateral entry since 2018 (Details in Annexure). These appointments have been made for specific assignments, keeping in view their specialized knowledge and expertise in the domain area. Since, each of these appointments has been made against single post cadre, accordingly, in view of the Hon’ble Supreme Court judgement in the case titled ‘PGIMER, Chandigarh Vs. Faculty Association and Ors’ category wise data of the appointed officers has not been maintained. No posts have been abolished during the last five years.
Annexure
Details of Lateral Entrants since 2018:
|
S.No.
|
Ministry/Department
|
Lateral Entrants
|
|
1.
|
Ministry of Commerce
|
Department of Commerce
|
Joint Secretary -2
Director-1
|
|
Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade
|
Director-2
|
|
2.
|
Ministry of Civil Aviation
|
Joint Secretary-2
|
|
3.
|
Ministry of Finance
|
Department of Financial Services
|
Joint Secretary-2
Director-3
|
|
Department of Economic Affairs
|
Joint Secretary-1
Director-3
|
|
Department of Revenue
|
Joint Secretary -1
|
|
4.
|
Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change
|
Joint Secretary-1
Deputy Secretary-1
|
|
5.
|
Ministry of New and Renewable Energy
|
Joint Secretary-1
|
|
6.
|
Ministry of Road Transport and Highways
|
Joint Secretary-1
Director-1
|
|
7.
|
Ministry of Ports, Shipping and Waterways
|
Joint Secretary-1
Deputy Secretary-1
|
|
8.
|
Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare
|
Joint Secretary-1
Director-3
|
|
9.
|
Ministry of Skill Development & Entrepreneurship
|
Director-1
|
|
10.
|
Ministry of Health & Family Welfare
|
Director-2
Deputy Secretary-1
|
|
11.
|
Ministry of Jal Shakti
|
Director-1
|
|
12.
|
Ministry of Education
|
Department of Higher Education
|
Director-1
Deputy Secretary-1
|
|
|
|
Department of School Education & Literacy
|
Director-3
Deputy Secretary-1
|
|
13.
|
Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Department of Food and Public Distribution
|
Director-2
|
|
14.
|
Ministry of Law and Justice, Department of Legal Affairs
|
Joint Secretary-1
Director-2
|
|
15.
|
Ministry of Power
|
Director-2
Deputy Secretary-1
|
|
16.
|
Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation
|
Director-2
Deputy Secretary-4
|
|
17.
|
Ministry of Heavy Industries
|
Deputy Secretary-3
|
|
18.
|
Ministry of Corporate Affairs
|
Deputy Secretary-1
|
|
19.
|
Ministry of Steel
|
Deputy Secretary-1
|
|
20.
|
Ministry of Mines
|
Deputy Secretary-1
|
|
21.
|
Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs
|
Director-1
|
|
22.
|
Ministry of Rural Development
|
Director-1
|
|
23.
|
Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilizers
|
Department of Chemicals and Petrochemicals
|
Director-1
|
|
Department of Pharmaceuticals
|
Director-1
|
This information was given by Union Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Science & Technology and Earth Sciences, and Minister of State in the Prime Minister’s Office, Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions, Atomic Energy and Space, Dr. Jitendra Singh, in a written reply in the Rajya Sabha on Thursday.
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