The
representation of SC & ST officers in the higher echelon of bureaucracy has
been indicated in the table below. As far as OBC officers are concerned, the
reservation for officers belonging to OBC started w.e.f 1994. The officers who
qualified under OBC reservation system are yet to gain the requisite seniority
for appointment as Additional Secretary, Special Secretary and Secretary. The
appointment of officers depends on their empanelment to hold the post at the
relevant level and willingness to come on Central deputation.
The number of
Secretary, Special Secretary, Additional Secretary and Joint Secretary in
various Ministries/Departments under the Central Staffing Scheme, as per
available records, are as under:
|
Level
|
Total
|
SC
|
ST
|
|
|
|
Number
|
%age
|
Number
|
%age
|
|
Secretary
|
72
|
4
|
5.55
|
2
|
2.78
|
|
Special Secretary
|
19
|
1
|
5.26
|
1
|
5.26
|
|
Additional Secretary
|
60
|
1
|
1.67
|
2
|
3.33
|
|
Joint Secretary
|
280
|
22
|
7.86
|
7
|
2.50
|
The posts of
Secretary of Scientific Departments, Ministry of External Affairs, Department
of Legal Affairs and Legislative Department under the Central Government are
not under the Central Staffing Scheme.
To fill up the
post of Secretary, Additional Secretary and Joint Secretary in Ministries/
Departments of Government of India under the Central Staffing Scheme (CSS), the
officers of various services participating under the CSS are considered for
empanelment to hold these posts. These posts are not cadre posts of any
service. Out of the empanelled officers, those who give their option for
deputation are considered for appointment under the CSS. There is no provision
for reservation of SCs/STs in the posts under the CSS. However, at the time of
empanelment every effort is made to empanel officers belonging to SC/ST
categories, if necessary, by adopting liberal benchmark as compared to officers
of General category.
Since these post
under CSS are not cadre posts of any service, the question of promotion to the
rank of Additional Secretary/Joint Secretary under the CSS does not arise. The
promotion to such officers are given in the Cadre.
This
was stated by Minister of State for Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions
Dr. Jitendra Singh in a written reply to Shri Hukumdev Narayan Yadav and Shri Ramsinh
Rathwa in the Lok Sabha today.
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