**Executive Summary**
This document is in response to Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 289 regarding vacancies in the Ministry of Culture, to be answered on February 2, 2026. The response includes details on sanctioned posts, filled positions, vacancies, and contractual employees hired since 2014. Details on the number of contractual employees are in Annexure C.
**Key Points / Main Content**
* **Vacancy Data**: Details of sanctioned posts, positions filled, and current vacancies in the Ministry of Culture are provided in Annexure A. Category-wise vacancy data is in Annexure B.
* **Dynamic Vacancies**: The Ministry of Culture states that vacancy data is dynamic, and the filling of vacancies is an ongoing process. Therefore, specific data on vacancies since 2014 is not maintained.
* **Contractual Employees**: Information on the number of contractual employees (consultants) hired since 2014 is in Annexure C. There are no reservation provisions for contractual employees, as retired government servants are engaged as consultants on a need basis.
* **Cadre Management**: Post Based Reservation Rosters (PBRR) are maintained grade-wise centrally and not for individual Ministries/Departments.
* **SSA & JSA Posts**: Vacancies for Senior Secretariat Assistant (SSA) & Junior Secretariat Assistant (JSA) positions are filled through seniority quota/departmental exams due to cadre strength limitations, following the L-Shaped model reservation roster by the Department of Personnel and Training.
**Impact Analysis**
**Ministry of Culture Employees and Applicants**
* **Impact**: Provides information on current vacancies and the process for filling them.
* **Action Required**: Review Annexure A and B to understand the current vacancy status across various positions and categories.
**Department of Personnel and Training**
* **Impact**: Their L-Shaped model reservation roster is utilized for filling SSA & JSA positions due to cadre strength limitations.
* **Action Required**: No specific action mentioned, but this document acknowledges the use of their established reservation roster.
**Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation**
* **Impact**: Responsibility for the Indian Statistical Service (ISS) and associated programme implementation.
* **Action Required**: No specific action mentioned in this document.
**Ministry of Home Affairs**
* **Impact**: Responsibility for Official Language (OL).
* **Action Required**: No specific action mentioned in this document.
Key Entities Referenced
Ministry of Culture: The primary subject of the parliamentary question regarding vacancies.
Lok Sabha: The parliamentary house to which the unstarred question was addressed.
Department of Personnel and Training: Referenced as issuing the L-Shaped model reservation roster.
GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
MINISTRY OF CULTURE
LOK SABHA
UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 289
TO BE ANSWERED ON 02.02.2026
VACANCIES IN MINISTRY OF CULTURE
289. Shri Jagadish Chandra Barma Basunia:
Will the Minister of CULTURE be pleased to state:
a) the number of sanctioned posts, in position and the number of vacancies, including
reserved posts across categories at the Ministry of Culture;
b) the details of the number of vacancies in the Ministry and Department, including to
reserved posts since 2014, year and category wise;
c) the details of the number of contractual employees hired since 2014, year and category-
wise?
ANSWER
MINISTER OF CULTURE AND TOURISM
(SHRI GAJENDRA SINGH SHEKHAWAT)
a) The details of number of sanctioned posts, in position and number of vacancies as on date
in Ministry of Culture are given at Annexure A. The information regarding category wise
vacancy data is illustrated at Annexure B.
b) As far as vacancies in Ministry of culture are concerned, such data is dynamic in nature
and filling up of vacancies is continuous process, therefore no such data is maintained.
c) The details of number of contractual employees (consultants) hired since 2014 is placed
at Annexure C. There is no provision of reservation in appointment of contractual
employees since retired Government servants are engaged as consultants on need basis.ANNEXURE A
STATEMENT REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (a) IN RESPECT OF LOK SABHA
UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 289 FOR REPLY ON 02.02.2026 REGARDING
VACANCIES IN MINISTRY OF CULTURE
S. No Name of Post Total no. of Posts In Position Vacancy
(Sanctioned)
1. Secretary 1 1 0
2. Additional Secretary & 1 1 0
Financial Advisor
3. Additional Secretary/ 5 6 0
Joint Secretary
4. Director/ Deputy 12 12 0
Secretary
5. Director/Jt. Director (OL) 1 0 1
6. PSO/ Sr. PPS 2 3 0
7. Under Secretary 23 20 3
8. Deputy Director (OL) 2 1 1
9. Dy/Jt Director (Budget) 1 1 0
10. Assistant Director 2 0 2
(Budget)
11. Assistant Director (OL) 2 2 0
12. Pr. Private Secretary 6 6 0
(PPS)
Group-A Total 58 53 7
13. Private Secretary 11 5 6
14. Section Officer 45 47 0
15. Sr. Translation Officer 3 3 0
16. Junior Translation Officer 1 0 1
17. Assistant Section Officer 68 52 16
18. Personal Assistant 9 5 4
Group-B Total 137 112 27
19. Stenographer Gr. ‘D’ 15 15 0
20. Senior Sectt. Assistant 6 4 2
21. Junior Sectt. Assistant 8 7 1
22. Staff Car Driver 7 3 4
23. Multi-Tasking Staff 50 27 23
Group-C Total 86 56 30
Total 281 221 64ANNEXURE B
STATEMENT REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (a) IN RESPECT OF LOK SABHA
UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 289 FOR REPLY ON 02.02.2026 REGARDING
VACANCIES IN MINISTRY OF CULTURE
Cadre
Sl.
Cadre Controlling Category wise Data
No.
Authority
1. Central
Secretariat
Service, Department of
personal
2. Central Training
Secretariat
Stenographers Post Based Reservation Roster (PBRR) is maintained
Service grade wise centrally for the entire Cadre and not
3. Indian Ministry of separately for any individual Ministry/Department.
Statistical Statistics and
Service (ISS) Programme
Implementation
4. Official Ministry of
Language Home Affairs
(OL)
5. Central Secretariat Clerical Service
Senior Ministry of
Secretariat Culture
Since, the cadre strength of SSA & JSA posts is less
Assistant
than 13, the vacancies are filled up through seniority
(SSA)
quota/departmental exam by following the L-Shaped
Junior Ministry of
model reservation roster issued by Department of
Secretariat Culture
Personnel and Training.
Assistant
(JSA)
General Central Services
Multi-Tasking Ministry of Category UR OBC SC ST EWS Total
Staff Culture Sanctioned 22 13 7 3 5 50
Strength
In-position 12 6 6 3 0 27
Vacancy 13 7 1 0 2* 23
*10% of total vacanciesANNEXURE C
STATEMENT REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (C) IN RESPECT OF LOK SABHA
UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 289 FOR REPLY ON 02.02.2026 REGARDING
VACANCIES IN MINISTRY OF CULTURE
S.NO. YEAR NUMBER OF CONTRACTUAL
EMPLOYEES HIRED
(consultants)
1. 2014 8
2. 2015 0
3. 2016 9
4. 2017 6
5. 2018 1
6. 2019 2
7. 2020 0
8. 2021 5
9. 2022 3
10. 2023 0
11. 2024 4
12. 2025 3ANNEXURE A (duplicate)
STATEMENT REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (a) IN RESPECT OF LOK SABHA
UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 289 FOR REPLY on 02.02.2026 REGARDING
VACANCIES IN MINISTRY OF CULTURE
S. No Name of Post Total no. of Posts In Position Vacancy
(Sanctioned)
1. Secretary 1 1 0
2. Additional Secretary & 1 1 0
Financial Advisor
3. Additional Secretary/ 5 6 0
Joint Secretary
4. Director/ Deputy 12 12 0
Secretary
5. Director/Jt. Director (OL) 1 0 1
6. PSO/ Sr. PPS 2 3 0
7. Under Secretary 23 20 3
8. Deputy Director (OL) 2 1 1
9. Dy/Jt Director (Budget) 1 1 0
10. Assistant Director 2 0 2
(Budget)
11. Assistant Director (OL) 2 2 0
12. Pr. Private Secretary 6 6 0
(PPS)
Group-A Total 58 53 7
13. Private Secretary 11 5 6
14. Section Officer 45 47 0
15. Sr. Translation Officer 3 3 0
16. Junior Translation Officer 1 0 1
17. Assistant Section Officer 68 52 16
18. Personal Assistant 9 5 4
Group-B Total 137 112 27
19. Stenographer Gr. ‘D’ 15 15 0
20. Senior Sectt. Assistt 6 4 2
21. Junior Sectt. Asstt 8 7 122. Staff Car Driver 7 3 4
23. Multi-Tasking Staff 50 27 23
Group-C Total 86 56 30
Total 281 221 60
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