Parliament Question: Posts Filled Through Lateral Entry

GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF PERSONNEL, PUBLIC GRIEVANCES AND PENSIONS (DEPARTMENT OF PERSONNEL & TRAINING) LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.4285 (ANSWERED ON 18.03.2026) POSTS FILLED THROUGH LATERAL ENTRY #4285. SHRI RAJKUMAR ROAT:

Will the PRIME MINISTER be pleased to state:

(a) the details of the total number of posts filled through Lateral Entry so far for various positions including Deputy Secretary, Directors and Joint Secretaries across different Ministries/Departments, State, name, year and category-wise;

(b) the details of the number of individuals belonging to Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes and Minority communities appointed under the said Lateral Entry process, State and category-wise; and

(c) the date since when the system of Lateral Entry came into existence in the country and the details of the underlying basis for the same? 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) to (c): So far 63 appointments have been made at the level of Joint Secretary/ Director /Deputy Secretary on contract/deputation basis into various Government Departments through lateral entry since 2018. A statement indicating name, year-wise & Ministries/Department-wise appointment is at Annexure. These appointments have been made for specific assignments, keeping in view their specialized knowledge and expertise in the domain area. Since, each of these appointments has been made against single post cadre, and accordingly in view of the Hon’ble Supreme Court judgement in the case titled ‘PGIMER, Chandigarh Vs. Faculty Association and Ors’ category wise data of the appointed officers has not been maintained.

Page 1 of 4Annexure List of candidates recruited by Lateral Entry in year 2019 (Total-8):

S. Ministry/ Department Post No.

1 Ministry of Civil Aviation Joint Secretary-1 2 Economic Affairs Joint Secretary-1 3 Environment, Forest and Climate Change Joint Secretary-1 4 Financial Services Joint Secretary-1 5 New and Renewable Energy Joint Secretary-1 6 Road Transport and Highways Joint Secretary-1 7 Ports, Shipping and Waterways Joint Secretary-1 8 Department of Commerce Joint Secretary-1 List of candidates recruited by Lateral Entry in year 2021 (Total-30):

S. Ministry/ Department Post No.

1 Revenue Joint Secretary -1 Joint Secretary -1 2 Agriculture and Farmers Welfare Director -1 Joint Secretary-1 3 Department of Commerce Director -1 4 Skill Development & Entrepreneurship Director -1 5 Health & Family Welfare Director -1 6 Jal Shakti Director -1 7 Higher Education Director -1 Department of Promotion of Industry and 8 Internal Trade Director -1 Director-2 9 School Education & Literacy Deputy Secretary-1 10 Economic Affairs Director-3 11 Food & Public Distribution Director -1 12 Legal Affairs Director-2 Page 2 of 413 Financial Services Director-2 14 Road Transport & Highways Director -1 15 Ports, Shipping and Waterways Deputy Secretary -1 16 Power Deputy Secretary -1 17 Statistics and Programme Implementation Deputy Secretary -1 18 Heavy Industry Deputy Secretary -1 19 Corporate Affairs Deputy Secretary -1 20 Steel Deputy Secretary -1 21 Mines Deputy Secretary -1 22 Environment, Forest and Climate Change Deputy Secretary -1 List of candidates recruited by Lateral Entry in year 2023 (Total-25):

S. Ministry/ Department Post No.

1 Ministry of Civil Aviation Joint Secretary-1 2 Department of Legal Affairs Joint Secretary-1 3 Department of Financial Services Joint Secretary-1 Director-1 4 Department of Food and Public Director-1 Distribution 5 Department for Promotion of Industry & Director-1 Internal Trade 6 Ministry of Power Director-2 7 Department of Agriculture & Farmers Director-2 Welfare 8 Ministry of Statistics & Programme Director-2 Implementation Deputy Secretary-3 9 Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs Director-1 10 Department of School Education & Director-1 Literacy 11 Ministry of Health and Family Welfare Director-1 Deputy Secretary-1 12 Department of Rural Development, Director-1 Page 3 of 4Ministry of Rural Development 13 Department of Chemicals and Director-1 Petrochemicals 14 Department of Pharmaceuticals, Ministry Director-1 of Chemicals and Fertilizers 15 Department of Higher Education Deputy Secretary-1 16 Ministry of Heavy Industries Deputy Secretary-2 ***** Page 4 of 4