Parliament Question: Appointments in Central Government Posts

GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF PERSONNEL, PUBLIC GRIEVANCES AND PENSIONS (DEPARTMENT OF PERSONNEL & TRAINING) LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.6049 (ANSWERED ON 01.04.2026) APPOINTMENTS IN CENTRAL GOVERNMENT POSTS #6049. SHRI DHARMENDRA YADAV:

Will the PRIME MINISTER be pleased to state:

(a) the details and total number of appointments made by the Union Government to new Government posts during the last ten years, department and year-wise;

(b) the concrete and effective steps taken by the Government to create new employment opportunities for the youth in view of the rising unemployment rate in the country along with the progress and outcomes achieved thereunder;

(c) whether a large number of posts across various departments of the Union Government have been lying vacant for a long period of time;

(d) if so, the details of the action plan formulated by the Government to fill these posts expeditiously along with the timeline fixed in this regard; and

(e) the latest verified details of the number of youth who have secured direct employment or self- employment under schemes such as the Prime Minister's Employment Generation Programme

(PMEGP), Startup India and Skill India till date? ANSWER MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF PERSONNEL, PUBLIC GRIEVANCES AND PENSIONS AND MINISTER OF STATE IN THE PRIME MINISTER’S OFFICE (DR. JITENDRA SINGH)

(a): Details relating to the number of appointments made in Union Government are maintained by the respective Cadre Controlling Authorities / Ministries / Departments.

Information on the number of candidates recommended for appointment to various posts after

recruitment through UPSC and SSC is available on their respective websites at:

https://upsc.gov.in/annual-reports and https://ssc.gov.in/about-us/report.

(c) & (d): The occurrence and filling-up of vacancies is a continuous process. Compiled information on sanctioned posts and persons-in-position in Ministries / Departments of the Union Government is publicly available in Annual Reports of the Pay Research Unit, Department of Expenditure, which can be accessed at: https://www.doe.gov.in/annual-report- pay-and-allowances. Instructions have been issued to Ministries / Departments for filling-up of vacant posts in a time-bound manner. Vacancies in the Union Government have been filled-up in mission-mode and several lakh appointment letters have been distributed to recommended / selected candidates in National Rozgar Mela events being held since October

2022.

(b) & (e): Employment generation coupled with improving employability is a priority for the Government. Accordingly, the Government of India has taken various steps to provide employment opportunities to the youth through schemes such as Prime Minister's Employment Generation Programme (PMEGP), Startup India, Skill India, Production Linked Incentive (PLI) schemes, etc. Details of employment / employability-related outcomes under Page 1 of 2Prime Minister's Employment Generation Programme (PMEGP), Startup India, and Skill

India are publicly available on their respective websites:

https://www.kviconline.gov.in/pmegpeportal/pmegphome/dashboard.jsp ,

https://www.startupindia.gov.in/ and https://www.skillindiadigital.gov.in/home.

The Government of India is also running the National Career Service (NCS) Portal which is a one-stop digital platform [www.ncs.gov.in] for providing career-related services such as information on jobs in government and private sectors, online & offline job fairs, job search & matching, career counselling, vocational guidance, information on skill development courses / training programmes, etc.

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