The number of officers presently working as
Secretary, Additional
Secretary, Joint Secretary and Director level posts, in the
Government of India and the number of SC and ST officers on these posts and
their percentage, as on 14.3.2011, as
per the information available, is given below:
|
|
Secy
|
Addl. Secy
|
Joint Secy
|
Director
|
|
Total No. of officers
|
149
|
108
|
477
|
590
|
|
No. of SCs
|
-
|
2
|
31
|
17
|
|
% age of SCs
|
-
|
1.85
|
6.49
|
2.88
|
|
No. of STs
|
4
|
2
|
15
|
7
|
|
% age of STs
|
2.68
|
1.85
|
3.14
|
1.18
|
As regards the number of OBC officers,
it is stated that data regarding OBC status of the officers was not being
obtained at the time of appointment of officers prior to 1994 and is therefore
not available.
The posts of Secretary,
Additional Secretary and Joint Secretary in the Ministries/Departments of
Government of India are deputation posts with the exception of posts in the
Ministry of External Affairs and are filled under the Central Staffing
Scheme. The officers from various cadres
empanelled to hold such posts and who opt for deputation are appointed under
Central Staffing Scheme. The posts of
Director (excluding the posts which are in the cadre of Central Secretariat
Service) are filled under Central Staffing Scheme. There is no provision for reservation for
SCs/STs/OBCs in these posts. As
officers, on the above posts, are appointed on deputation basis from various cadres,
the percentage of SC/ST officers on these posts need not be same as in their
respective cadres. However, at the time
of empanelment, every effort is made to empanel officers belonging to SCs/STs
categories, if necessary, by adopting liberal benchmarks as compared to
officers from General category.
This information was given
by the Minister of State in the Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and
Pensions Shri V.Narayanasamy
in written reply to a question in the Lok Sabha today.
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