**Summary:**
This document summarizes the Ministry of Education's response to Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 1298, addressed on July 28, 2025, regarding contractual staff at Banaras Hindu University (BHU). As of April 2025, BHU employed 703 contractual staff members across various departments. Between 2003 and 2015, the BHU administration regularized 93 contractual employees. The response, provided by the Minister of State in the Ministry of Education, Dr. Sukanta Majumdar, also addresses potential plans for regularizing current contractual employees; however, specific details regarding proposed procedures or plans are not included in this response. The information presented is based on data provided by Banaras Hindu University.
Key Entities Referenced
Ministry of Education: A department of the Government of India responsible for education.
Department of Higher Education: A department within the Ministry of Education.
Lok Sabha: The lower house of the Parliament of India.
Banaras Hindu University: A central university located in Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh.
Shri Rakesh Rathor: The Member of Parliament who raised the question.
Dr. Sukanta Majumdar: Minister of State in the Ministry of Education.
Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh: Location of Banaras Hindu University.
BHU Administration: Administration of Banaras Hindu University
GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
MINISTRY OF EDUCATION
DEPARTMENT OF HIGHER EDUCATION
LOK SABHA
UNSTARRED QUESTION No. 1298
ANSWERED ON 28.07.2025
Contractual Staff in BHU
†1298. Shri Rakesh Rathor:
Will the Minister of EDUCATION be pleased to state:
(a) the total number of contractual staff working in Banaras Hindu University as on April 2025,
department-wise;
(b) the details of total number of contractual employees regularized by BHU administration
between 2003 and 2015;
(c) whether the Government or University Administration proposes to evolve any procedure or
plan to regularize the employees currently working in BHU on contract basis; and
(d) if so, the details thereof?
ANSWER
MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF EDUCATION
(DR. SUKANTA MAJUMDAR)
(a) to (d) As per information provided by Banaras Hindu University (BHU) as on April 2025, a
total of 703 contractual staff were working in Banaras Hindu University. Total 93 contractual
employees had been regularized by BHU administration between 2003 to 2015.
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