**Executive Summary**
This document is an answer provided by the Minister of State of the Ministry of Development of North Eastern Region in response to a question in LOK SABHA regarding vacancies and contractual employees in the DoNER Ministry. It provides details on sanctioned posts, vacancies (including reserved posts) since 2014, and contractual employees hired since 2014, with data presented in Annexures A, B, and C. The response covers data up to December 17, 2025.
**Key Points / Main Content**
* **Ministry's Role:**
* The Ministry of Development of North Eastern Region (MDoNER) is the cadre controlling authority only for Multi Tasking Staff (MTS) and Staff Car Driver (SCD) posts.
* For other posts, the respective cadre controlling authorities (e.g., DOPT, MoSPI, DEA, DOL) maintain reservation rosters and vacancy details.
* **Vacancy Data:**
* Detailed sanctioned strength and vacancy positions for the Ministry are in Annexure-A (2014-2025).
* Year-wise and category-wise vacancy details for MTS and SCD positions are in Annexure-B (2014-2025).
* Annexure B includes Category-wise vacancy breakdowns for MTS and Staff Car Driver.
* **Contractual Staff:**
* The Ministry hires Service Providers/Human Resource Agencies following GFR 2017 norms.
* The required number of contractual staff are provided by the agencies on a need basis.
* Category-wise details of contractual staff are not available with the Ministry.
* Year-wise details of contractual staff provided to the Ministry are in Annexure-C (2014-2025).
**Impact Analysis**
**MDoNER Ministry**
* **Impact:**
* Needs to refer to its own records (Annexure-A, B) to track sanctioned strength, vacancies, and contractual staff.
* Needs to work with Service Providers/Human Resource Agencies to monitor the number of contractual staff being provided.
* **Action Required:**
* Maintain accurate records of sanctioned strength, vacancies, and contractual staff.
* Continue hiring Service Providers/Human Resource Agencies as needed.
**Department of Personnel & Training (DOPT), Ministry of Statistics & Programme Implementation (MoSPI), Department of Economic Affairs (DEA), Department of Official Language (DOL)**
* **Impact:**
* Responsible for maintaining reservation rosters and vacancy details for posts under their respective control within the Ministry.
* **Action Required:**
* Continue maintaining accurate records of reservation rosters and vacancy details.
**Job Seekers/Potential Employees**
* **Impact:**
* Understanding the vacancy situation, particularly for MTS and SCD positions.
* Awareness that the number of contractual positions is significant and increasing.
* **Action Required:**
* Review Annexure B for available vacancies in MTS and SCD posts.
* Monitor the Ministry's hiring practices for potential contractual opportunities.
Key Entities Referenced
Ministry of Development of North Eastern Region (DoNER/MDoNER): The primary ministry whose vacancies and contractual staff are the subject of the question.
Lok Sabha: The parliament house where the question was raised.
Department of Personnel & Training (DOPT): One of the cadre controlling authorities for posts other than Multi Tasking Staff (MTS) and Staff Car Driver (SCD).
Multi Tasking Staff (MTS): One of the post categories for which Ministry of Development of North Eastern Region (MDoNER) is the cadre controlling authority.
Staff Car Driver (SCD): One of the post categories for which Ministry of Development of North Eastern Region (MDoNER) is the cadre controlling authority.
Government of India
Ministry of Development of North Eastern Region
LOK SABHA
Unstarred Question No. 2938
To be answered on
Wednesday, December 17, 2025/Agrahayana 26, 1947 (Saka)
QUESTION
Vacancies in DoNER Ministry
2938. Smt. June Maliah:
Will the Minister of DEVELOPMENT OF NORTH EASTERN REGION be pleased
to state:
(a) the total number of sanctioned posts in position and the number of vacancies including
reserved posts across categories in the Ministry of Development of North Eastern Region
(DoNER);
(b) the details of total number of vacancies in the Ministry including reserved posts since
2014 year and category-wise; and
(c) the details of the number of contractual employees hired since 2014 year and category-
wise?
ANSWER
The Minister of State of the Ministry of Development of North Eastern Region
[Dr. Sukanta Majumdar]
(a) and (b) The Ministry of Development of North Eastern Region (MDoNER) is the cadre
controlling authority for the post of Multi Tasking Staff (MTS) and Staff Car Driver (SCD)
only. For the other posts, the respective cadre controlling Authorities, i.e, Department of
Personnel & Training (DOPT), Ministry of Statistics & Programme Implementation (MoSPI),
Department of Economic Affairs (DEA), Department of Official Language (DOL) etc.
maintain the reservation roster and category wise incumbency / vacancy details.
The detailed sanctioned strength and vacancy position in respect of this Ministry is given at
Annexure-A. The year-wise and category-wise details of vacancy of MDoNER in respect of
the posts of MTS and SCD are given at Annexure-B.
(c) This Ministry hire Service Providers / Human Resource Agencies, following the GFR,
2017 norms; and required number of contractual staff are provided by the agencies to this
Ministry on need basis. Therefore, the category wise details are not available with this
Ministry. The year wise details of the contractual staff provided to this Ministry are given at
Annexure-C.Annexure-A
Details of vacancy in Ministry of Development of North Eastern Region
Year Group Sanctioned Strength In position Vacant
2014 Gr. A 37 31 6
Gr. B 54 34 20
Gr. C 28 22 6
Total 119 87 32
2015 Gr. A 37 29 8
Gr. B 54 36 18
Gr. C 28 20 8
Total 119 85 34
2016 Gr. A 37 28 9
Gr. B 54 41 13
Gr. C 28 19 9
Total 119 88 31
2017 Gr. A 37 26 11
Gr. B 54 39 15
Gr. C 28 19 9
Total 119 84 35
2018 Gr. A 37 27 10
Gr. B 54 39 15
Gr. C 28 18 10
Total 119 84 35
2019 Gr. A 37 26 11
Gr. B 54 46 8
Gr. C 28 16 12
Total 119 88 31
2020 Gr. A 37 31 6
Gr. B 54 35 19
Gr. C 28 15 13
Total 119 81 38
2021 Gr. A 37 32 5
Gr. B 54 35 19
Gr. C 28 15 13
Total 119 82 37
2022 Gr. A 37 28 9
Gr. B 54 35 19
Gr. C 28 20 8
Total 119 83 36
2023 Gr. A 37 33 4
Gr. B 54 33 21
Gr. C 28 18 10
Total 119 84 35
2024 Gr. A 37 33 4
Gr. B 54 28 26
Gr. C 28 22 6
Total 119 83 36
2025 Gr. A 37 35 2
Gr. B 54 32 22
Gr. C 28 22 6
Total 119 89 30Annexure-B
Details of MTS vacancies from 2014 to 2025
Year Sanctioned In Vacant Post Category-wise vacancy
Strength position
2014 10 10 00 -
2015 10 10 00 -
2016 10 10 00 -
2017 10 10 00 -
2018 10 10 00 -
2019 10 07 03 UR-02
OBC-1
2020 10 06 04 UR-02
OBC-1
EWS-1
2021 10 06 04 UR-02
OBC-1
EWS-1
2022 10 10 00 -
2023 10 09 01 EWS-1
2024 10 09 01 EWS-1
2025 10 07 03 UR-2
EWS-1
Details of Staff Car Driver vacancies from 2014 to 2025
Year Sanctioned In Vacant Post Category-wise vacancy
Strength position
2014 03 04 -1 -
2015 03 03 00 -
2016 03 03 00 -
2017 03 03 00 -
2018 03 02 01 UR-1
2019 03 02 01 UR-1
2020 03 02 01 UR-1
2021 03 02 01 UR-1
2022 03 02 01 UR-1
2023 03 02 01 UR-1
2024 03 03 00 -
2025 03 03 00 -Annexure-C
Details of Contractual Staff for the years from 2014 to 2025
Year Number of Contractual Staff Hired
2014 25
2015 22
2016 25
2017 35
2018 38
2019 48
2020 46
2021 47
2022 54
2023 74
2024 89
2025 114