This is the response to Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 497, answered on 03.02.2026 by the Minister of State for Textiles, Shri Pabitra Margherita, regarding Contractual Employees in the Ministry of Textiles. The question was posed by Smt. Rachna Banerjee.
The information provided covers:
* **(a) Sanctioned Posts, Employees in Position, and Vacancies (Cadre and Non-Cadre):**
* Group-A: 50 sanctioned, 48 in position, 2 vacancies.
* Group-B: 95 sanctioned, 80 in position, 15 vacancies.
* Group-C: 52 sanctioned, 38 in position, 14 vacancies.
* **(b) Vacancies since 2014 (Category-wise for certain Group-C posts - MTS and Staff Car Driver):** The Ministry of Textiles is the Cadre Controlling Authority for these posts.
* The table lists the number of vacancies per category (SC, ST, OBC, Others) for each year from 2014 to 2026, along with the total sanctioned strength for 2016, 2022.
* **(c) Contractual Employees Hired Since 2014:** The table shows the number of contractual employees hired each year from 2014 to 2025.
* 2014: 3, 2015: 2, 2016: 4, 2017: 3, 2018: 2, 2019: 0, 2020: 1, 2021: 4, 2022: 39, 2023: 30, 2024: 9, 2025: 3.
Reservation rosters are maintained by the respective Cadre Controlling Authorities for Group-A, B, and C posts (Cadre and Non-Cadre).
Key Entities Referenced
Ministry of Textiles: The central subject, concerning sanctioned posts, vacancies, and contractual employees.
LOK SABHA
UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 497
TO BE ANSWERED ON 03.02.2026
CONTRACTUAL EMPLOYEES
497. SMT. RACHNA BANERJEE:
Will the Minister of TEXTILES वस्त्र मंत्री
be pleased to state :
(a) the number of sanctioned posts, in position and the number of vacancies, including reserved posts,
category-wise in the Ministry of Textiles;
(b) the number of vacancies in the Ministry and Department including to reserved posts since 2014, the
details thereof, year and category-wise; and
(c) the number of contractual employees hired since 2014, year and category-wise?
उत्तर
ANSWER
वस्त्र राज् य मंत्री (श्री पबित्र मार्घरे रटा)
THE MINISTER OF STATE FOR TEXTILES
(SHRI PABITRA MARGHERITA)
(a) & (b): The number of sanctioned posts, in position and the number of vacancies, including
reserved posts in the Ministry of Textiles (Cadre and Non-cadre) are as follows:
S. Group Name Sanctioned Strength Employees in Position Total Vacancy
No.
1. Group-A 50 48 2
2. Group-B 95 80 15
3. Group-C 52 38 14
Reservation roster in respect of Group-A, Group-B and Group-C posts (Cadre and Non-Cadre) is
maintained by the respective Cadre Controlling Authorities. In respect of certain Group-C level posts
(MTS and Staff Car Driver) for which the Ministry of Textiles is the Cadre Controlling Authority, the
information since 2014 is as under:
S. No. Year Sanctioned Strength Vacancy Category
SC ST OBC Others
1. 2014 2 - - - 2
2. 2015 2 1 - 1 -
3. 2016 26 4 - - - 4
4. 2017 3 - - - 3
5. 2018 2 1 - - 1
6. 2019 2 - - - 2
7. 2020 2 1 - - 1
8. 2021 1 - - - 1
27
9. 2022 5 1 - - 4
10. 2023 3 1 - - 2
11. 2024 2 - - - 2
12. 2025 6 2 - 2 2
13. 2026 7 1 1 2 3(c): The details of contractual employees hired since 2014 are as under:-
S. No. Year Number
1. 2014 3
2. 2015 2
3. 2016 4
4. 2017 3
5. 2018 2
6. 2019 -
7. 2020 1
8. 2021 4
9. 2022 39
10. 2023 30
11. 2024 9
12. 2025 3
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