Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances & Pensions
PARLIAMENT QUESTION: POSTS FILLED THROUGH LATERAL ENTRY
Posted On:
18 MAR 2026 3:40PM by PIB Delhi
So far 63 appointments have been made at the level of Joint Secretary/ Director/Deputy Secretary on contract/deputation basis into various Government Departments through lateral entry since 2018. A statement indicating name, year-wise & Ministries/Department-wise appointment is at 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, and 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.
Annexure
List of candidates recruited by Lateral Entry in year 2019 (Total-8):
|
S.
No.
|
Ministry/ Department
|
Post
|
|
1
|
Ministry of Civil Aviation
|
Joint Secretary-1
|
|
2
|
Economic Affairs
|
Joint Secretary-1
|
|
3
|
Environment, Forest and Climate Change
|
Joint Secretary-1
|
|
4
|
Financial Services
|
Joint Secretary-1
|
|
5
|
New and Renewable Energy
|
Joint Secretary-1
|
|
6
|
Road Transport and Highways
|
Joint Secretary-1
|
|
7
|
Ports, Shipping and Waterways
|
Joint Secretary-1
|
|
8
|
Department of Commerce
|
Joint Secretary-1
|
List of candidates recruited by Lateral Entry in year 2021 (Total-30):
|
S.
No.
|
Ministry/ Department
|
Post
|
|
1
|
Revenue
|
Joint Secretary -1
|
|
2
|
Agriculture and Farmers Welfare
|
Joint Secretary -1
Director -1
|
|
3
|
Department of Commerce
|
Joint Secretary-1
Director -1
|
|
4
|
Skill Development & Entrepreneurship
|
Director -1
|
|
5
|
Health & Family Welfare
|
Director -1
|
|
6
|
Jal Shakti
|
Director -1
|
|
7
|
Higher Education
|
Director -1
|
|
8
|
Department of Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade
|
Director -1
|
|
9
|
School Education & Literacy
|
Director-2
Deputy Secretary-1
|
|
10
|
Economic Affairs
|
Director-3
|
|
11
|
Food & Public Distribution
|
Director -1
|
|
12
|
Legal Affairs
|
Director-2
|
|
13
|
Financial Services
|
Director-2
|
|
14
|
Road Transport & Highways
|
Director -1
|
|
15
|
Ports, Shipping and Waterways
|
Deputy Secretary -1
|
|
16
|
Power
|
Deputy Secretary -1
|
|
17
|
Statistics and Programme Implementation
|
Deputy Secretary -1
|
|
18
|
Heavy Industry
|
Deputy Secretary -1
|
|
19
|
Corporate Affairs
|
Deputy Secretary -1
|
|
20
|
Steel
|
Deputy Secretary -1
|
|
21
|
Mines
|
Deputy Secretary -1
|
|
22
|
Environment, Forest and Climate Change
|
Deputy Secretary -1
|
List of candidates recruited by Lateral Entry in year 2023 (Total-25):
|
S.
No.
|
Ministry/ Department
|
Post
|
|
1
|
Ministry of Civil Aviation
|
Joint Secretary-1
|
|
2
|
Department of Legal Affairs
|
Joint Secretary-1
|
|
3
|
Department of Financial Services
|
Joint Secretary-1
Director-1
|
|
4
|
Department of Food and Public Distribution
|
Director-1
|
|
5
|
Department for Promotion of Industry & Internal Trade
|
Director-1
|
|
6
|
Ministry of Power
|
Director-2
|
|
7
|
Department of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare
|
Director-2
|
|
8
|
Ministry of Statistics & Programme Implementation
|
Director-2
Deputy Secretary-3
|
|
9
|
Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs
|
Director-1
|
|
10
|
Department of School Education & Literacy
|
Director-1
|
|
11
|
Ministry of Health and Family Welfare
|
Director-1
Deputy Secretary-1
|
|
12
|
Department of Rural Development,
|
Director-1
|
|
|
Ministry of Rural Development
|
|
|
13
|
Department of Chemicals and Petrochemicals
|
Director-1
|
|
14
|
Department of Pharmaceuticals, Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilizers
|
Director-1
|
|
15
|
Department of Higher Education
|
Deputy Secretary-1
|
|
16
|
Ministry of Heavy Industries
|
Deputy Secretary-2
|
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 Lok Sabha on Wednesday.
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