**Executive Summary**
This document is a response to Unstarred Question No. 1959 in the Lok Sabha, answered on December 11, 2025, regarding vacancies in the Ministry of Power. It provides information about sanctioned posts, filled positions, vacancies since 2014, and the number of contractual employees hired since 2014, up to November 30, 2025. The annexure includes a breakdown of vacancies in the Multi Tasking Staff (MTS) grade by category.
**Key Points / Main Content**
* **Overall Staffing:**
* As of November 30, 2025, 300 posts are filled out of a sanctioned strength of 356 in the Ministry of Power (secretariat).
* **Cadre Controlling Authority Roles:**
* The Ministry of Power is the cadre controlling authority for Despatch Rider, Staff Car Driver positions filled through Deputation or Re-employment, where the reservation policy does not apply.
* The Ministry of Power is the cadre controlling authority for Multi Tasking Staff (MTS) positions, recruited through the Staff Selection Commission on a Direct Recruitment basis.
* **Vacancies in MTS Grade (Year-wise and Category-wise):**
* An annexure details the year-wise and category-wise breakup of vacancies in the MTS grade since 2014, including information on reserved posts and excess staff in the Scheduled Caste (SC) category due to redesignation of Group D posts.
* Vacancies in MTS as of 30.11.2025: UR-17, OBC-8, EWS-6, SC-0 (5 in excess), ST-3
* **Contractual Employees:**
* The details of contractual employees hired since 2014 in the Ministry of Power include the number of contractual employees appointed each year and their category. The reservation policy is not applicable for contractual employees.
* Between 2014 and 2020, 0 contractual employees were hired.
* 1 contractual employee was hired in 2021.
* 4 contractual employees were hired in 2022.
* 5 contractual employees were hired in 2023.
* 7 contractual employees were hired in 2024.
* 3 contractual employees were hired in 2025 (as of 30.11.2025).
**Impact Analysis**
**Ministry of Power Officials/Officers:**
* **Impact:** The document provides details on the current staffing levels and vacancy positions, which is useful for workforce planning and recruitment.
* **Action Required:** The Ministry needs to continue monitoring and addressing the vacancy situation, particularly within the MTS grade, and ensure compliance with reservation policies where applicable for direct recruitment.
**Staff Selection Commission:**
* **Impact:** The document highlights the role of the Staff Selection Commission in recruiting MTS staff for the Ministry of Power.
* **Action Required:** Continue to administer and manage recruitment processes for MTS positions according to the Ministry's requirements.
Key Entities Referenced
Ministry of Power: The primary subject of the document, discussing vacancies and personnel management within the ministry.
Lok Sabha: The parliament where the unstarred question was answered.
Staff Selection Commission: Recruits Multi Tasking Staff (MTS) for the Ministry of Power.
GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
MINISTRY OF POWER
LOK SABHA
UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1959
ANSWERED ON 11.12.2025
VACANCIES IN MINISTRY OF POWER
1959. DR. SHARMILA SARKAR:
Will the Minister of POWER
be pleased to state:
(a) the number of sanctioned posts in position and the number of vacancies including
reserved posts across categories in the Government;
(b) the number of vacancies in the Ministry/Department including reserved posts since
2014, year-wise and category-wise; and
(c) the number of contractual employees hired since 2014, year-wise and category-
wise?
A N S W E R
THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF POWER
(SHRI SHRIPAD NAIK)
(a) & (b): The Ministry of Power is manned by officials/officers belonging to All India,
Other organised and General Civil Services etc. The Ministry implements posting, transfer
& promotion orders of the cadre controlling authorities of these services. As on
30.11.2025, against a sanctioned strength of 356 in Ministry of Power (secretariat), 300
posts are filled up.
Ministry of Power is the cadre controlling authority in respect of Despatch Rider, Staff Car
Driver etc., which are currently filled up on Deputation or Re-employment basis for which
Reservation policy is not applicable. Further, Ministry of Power is also the cadre
controlling authority in respect of Multi Tasking Staff (MTS), for which recruitment is done
through Staff Selection Commission on Direct Recruitment basis and hence category wise
breakup of vacancies in MTS grade is available in the Ministry.
The details of year-wise and category-wise vacancies since 2014, are Annexed.– 2 –
(c): The details of contractual employees hired since 2014 in Ministry of Power
and their year wise details are as under:
Sr. Hired in Year No. of contractual Category
no. employees appointed
1. 2014-2020 00 Reservation policy
is not applicable
2. 2021 01
for Contractual
employees.
3. 2022 04
4. 2023 05
5. 2024 07
6. 2025 (as on 03
30.11.2025)
*****Annexure
ANNEXURE REFERRED IN REPLY TO PARTS (a) & (b) OF UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.
1959 ANSWERED IN THE LOK SABHA ON 11.12.2025 REGARDING “VACANCIES IN
MINISTRY OF POWER”.
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Sl. Year Sanctio- In Vacancies Vacancies Category Wise
No. (as on 31st ned Position including in MTS breakup of
December of Posts reserved Grade vacancies in MTS
that year) posts Grade
A B C D E F G
(C-D) (out of E)
1. 2014 343 280 63 03 UR-14
OBC-13
SC-0*(25 excess)
ST-01
2. 2015 343 297 46 04 UR-14
OBC-13
SC-0*(24 excess)
ST-01
3. 2016 318 292 26 07 UR-15
OBC-13
SC-0*(22 excess)
ST-01
4. 2017 321 277 44 12 UR-17
OBC-13
SC-0*(19 excess)
ST-01
5. 2018 320 275 45 06 UR-15
OBC-11
SC-0*(20 excess)
ST-00
6. 2019 335 271 64 6 UR-9
OBC-10
EWS-6**
SC-0*(20 excess)
ST-01
7. 2020 335 265 70 08 UR-09
OBC-10
EWS-6**
SC-0*(18 excess)
ST-1
8. 2021 331 276 55 11 UR-09
OBC-10
EWS-6**
SC-0*(16 excess)
ST-2
9. 2022 324 277 47 16 UR-13
OBC-09
EWS-6**
SC-0*(15 excess)
ST-3
10. 2023 356 301 55 17 UR-14
OBC-05
EWS-6**
SC-0*(11 excess)
ST-311. 2024 356 304 52 21 UR-15
OBC-7
EWS-6**
SC-0*(10 excess)
ST-3
12. 2025 (as on 356 300 56 29 UR-17
30.11.2025) OBC-8
EWS-6**
SC-0*(5 excess)
ST-3
* Erstwhile Group D posts were re-designated as ‘Multi Tasking Staff (MTS)’ due to which SC Category
staff became in excess as compared to seats reserved for them.
**EWS Reservation was implemented in year 2019
UR (Un-Reserved), Other Backward Class (OBC), Economically Weaker Section (EWS), Scheduled Caste
(SC), Scheduled Tribe (ST)
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