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Union Minister of State for Personnel Jitendra Singh said on Wednesday that over 9.79 lakh posts are vacant in various departments of the central government, of which the maximum number of 2.93 lakh are in the Railways. Singh said that according to various ministries, departments and organizations of the central government, vacancies and filling up of posts is a continuous process. In a written reply to a question in the Lok Sabha, he said, “The government has already issued instructions to fill up the vacant posts in all ministries and departments on time. The job fairs being organized by the Government of India can play an important role in employment generation.
Citing the annual report of the Department of Expenditure, Singh said that apart from Railways, the number of vacant posts in Defense (Civil) is 2.64 lakh, Home 1.43 lakh, Postal 90,050 and Revenue 80,243.
Department No. of Posts
1. Agricultural Research and Education – 13 Posts
2. Agriculture, Cooperation and Farmers Welfare – 2210
3. Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairy – 1842
4. Nuclear Energy – 9460
5. Ayush – 118
6. Biotechnology – 83
7. Cabinet Secretariat – 54
8. Chemicals, Petrochemicals and Pharmaceuticals – 72
9. Civil Aviation – 917
10. Coal – 170
11. Commerce – 2585
12. Consumer Affairs – 541
13. Corporate Affairs – 1220
14. Culture – 3788
15. Defense (Civil) – 264706
16. Development of North Eastern Region – 110
17. Drinking Water and Sanitation – 49
18. Divyangjan Empowerment – 62
19. Earth Science – 3043
20 Economic Affairs – 306
21. Environment, Forest and Climate Change – 2302
22. Expenditure – 464
23. Abroad 2330
24. Fertilizer – 60
25. Financial Services 339
26. Food and Public Distribution – 405
27. Food Processing Industries – 53
28. Health Family Welfare 1769
29. Health Research – 17
30. Heavy Industries – 96
31 Higher Education 313
32 Ministry of Home Affairs – 143536
33 Indian Audit and Accounts Department – 25934
34 Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade – 462
35. Information & Broadcasting -2041
36 Electronics & Information Technology – 1568
37. Investment and Public Asset Management – 14
38. Labor and Employment – 2408
39 Land Resources – 57
40. Law and Justice – 937
41 Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises – 71
42 Khan – 7063
43 Minority Affairs – 121
44 New and Renewable Energy – 92
45 – Panchayati Raj 56
46 – Parliamentary Affairs -29
47- Personnel, Public Grievance Pension – 2535
48- Petroleum Natural Gas – 122
49- Pharmaceutical – 36
50 NITI Aayog – 233
51 Postal Department – 90050
52 Electrical 790
53 President’s Secretariat – 91
54 Prime Minister’s Office – 129
55. Public Enterprises – 41
56 Railway – 293943
57 Revenue – 80243
58 Road Transport & Highways – 287
59 – Rural Development – 157
60- School education and literacy – 163
61 – Science & Technology – 8543
62 – Scientific and Industrial Research – 46
63 – Port Shipping Waterways – 1043
64 Skill Development Entrepreneurship – 698
65 Social Justice and Empowerment – 269
66 Space – 2106
67 Statistics & Implementation – 2156
68 steel – 57
69 Telecom – 167
70 clothing 501
71 Tourism 144
72 Tribal Affairs 147
73 Union Public Service Commission 657
74 Housing and Urban Affairs – 2751
75 Vice President’s Secretariat – 8
76 Water Resources, River Development and Ganga – 6860
77 Women and Child Development – 353
78 – Youth Affairs and Sports – 115
total 979327
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