**Executive Summary**
This document presents the Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs' (MoHUA) response to unstarred question No. 2148 in Lok Sabha on February 12, 2026. The question pertains to the number of sanctioned posts, vacancies, and contractual employees in the Ministry. It provides details on the current staffing, the process for filling vacancies, and the number of contractual employees.
**Key Points / Main Content**
* **Staffing Composition:**
* MoHUA comprises officers/officials from All India Services, Central Secretariat Services, other Organized Services, and General Civil Services.
* Postings, transfers, and promotions are handled by respective Cadre Controlling Authorities.
* Currently, 1063 posts are filled out of a sanctioned strength of 1329 in the Ministry.
* **Vacancy Filling Process:**
* Filling vacancies is a continuous process.
* Vacancies reported by MoHUA are filled by Cadre Controlling Authorities following Government of India reservation norms/guidelines.
* Vacancies in Central Public Health and Environmental Engineering Organization (CPHEEO) and Multi-Tasking Staff (MTS) cadres are maintained by MoHUA.
* These posts are filled through Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) and Staff Selection Commission (SSC), respectively.
* **CPHEEO and MTS Status:**
* CPHEEO has a sanctioned strength of 17 officers/staff, with 12 in position.
* MoHUA has 64 MTSs in position against a sanctioned strength of 81.
* Annexure-I provides year-wise and category-wise vacancy details reported/fulfilled for CPHEEO and MTS positions.
* **Contractual Employees:**
* Currently, MoHUA has hired 81 contractual MTS staff, 20 Data Entry Operators, and 07 Staff Car Drivers through different service providers.
**Impact Analysis**
**Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs (MoHUA)**
* **Impact:** Responsible for maintaining and reporting vacancy data to Cadre Controlling Authorities and filling MTS and CPHEEO positions. Also responsible for hiring contractual employees.
* **Action Required:** Continue reporting vacancies and filling positions through established processes.
**Cadre Controlling Authorities**
* **Impact:** Responsible for filling vacancies reported by MoHUA.
* **Action Required:** Fill vacancies reported by MoHUA in compliance with Government of India reservation norms/guidelines.
**Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) and Staff Selection Commission (SSC)**
* **Impact:** Responsible for filling CPHEEO and MTS positions, respectively.
* **Action Required:** Continue filling CPHEEO and MTS positions as requested by MoHUA.
Key Entities Referenced
Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs (MoHUA): The primary ministry concerned with the vacancies and hiring practices discussed in the document.
Union Public Service Commission (UPSC): Recruiting agency through which some positions in MoHUA are filled.
Staff Selection Commission (SSC): Recruiting agency through which some positions in MoHUA are filled.
Central Public Health and Environmental Engineering Organization (CPHEEO): Organization within the Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs where vacancy details are maintained by MoHUA.
Lok Sabha: Parliamentary body to which the question regarding vacancies was addressed.
GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
MINISTRY OF HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS
LOK SABHA
UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2148
TO BE ANSWERED ON FEBRUARY 12, 2026
VACANCIES IN THE MINISTRY OF HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS
NO. 2148. SMT. RACHNA BANERJEE:
Will the Minister of HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS be pleased to state:
(a) the number of sanctioned posts, posts in position and vacancies in the
Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs including the break-up of reserved
posts across categories;
(b) the number of vacancies in the Ministry and its Departments since 2014
including reserved posts, year and category-wise; and
(c) the number of contractual employees engaged in the Ministry since
2014, year and category-wise?
ANSWER
THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE
MINISTRY OF HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS
(SHRI TOKHAN SAHU)
(a) & (b): The Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs (MoHUA) comprises
officers/officials belonging to All India Services, Central Secretariat
Services, other Organized Services and General Civil Services. The
postings, transfers and promotion orders issued from time to time in
respect of these officers/officials by the respective Cadre Controlling
Authorities are implemented by this Ministry. At present, in this Ministry,
1063 posts are filled up against the sanctioned strength of 1329.
As regards vacancies and hiring of employees since 2014, it is informed
that occurrence and filling up of vacancies is a continuous process. The
vacancies reported by this Ministry to the respective Cadre Controlling
Authorities, are filled up by them, in compliance with the Reservation
norms/guidelines of Government of India.
However, the vacancies that arise in the cadre of Central Public Health
and Environmental Engineering Organization (CPHEEO) and Multi-Tasking
Staff (MTS) are maintained by this Ministry as these posts are directly
filled up by MoHUA, through Union Public Service Commission (UPSC)
and Staff Selection Commission (SSC), respectively.
…2/--2-
In CPHEEO, the sanctioned strength is of 17 officers/staff against which
12 officers/staff are in position. As regards the post of MTSs in MoHUA,
64 MTSs are in position against the sanctioned strength of 81. The
details of vacancies reported since 2014 in CPHEEO and in the post of
MTS in MoHUA, are given in Annexure-I.
(c): At present, 81 contractual MTS staff, 20 Data Entry Operators and
07 Staff Car Drivers have been hired by MoHUA through different service
providers.
*****ANNEXURE-I IN REPLY TO PARTS (a) & (b) OF LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION
NUMBER 2148 FOR ANSWER ON 12.02.2026 BY SMT. RACHNA BANERJEE, HON’BLE
MEMBER OF PARLIAMENT.
YEAR-WISE AND CATEGORY-WISE VACANCIES REPORTED/FULFILLED IN CPHEEO
S. Vacancy Category
No. Year
Vacancy Vacancy Vacancy Vacancy Vacancy Vacancy Vacancy Vacancy Vacancy Vacancy
reported fulfilled reported fulfilled reported fulfilled reported fulfilled reported fulfilled
SC ST OBC UR EWS
1 2014 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00
2 2015 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00
3 2016 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00
4 2017 00 00 00 00 01 01 01 01 00 00
5 2018 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00
6 2019 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00
7 2020 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00
8 2021 01 01 00 00 01 01 02 00 00 00
9 2022 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00
10 2023 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00
11 2024 00 00 00 00 01 00 01 01 00 00
12 2025 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00
TOTAL 01 01 00 00 03 02 04 02 00 00
YEAR-WISE AND CATEGORY-WISE VACANCIES REPORTED/FULFILLED OF MTSs IN
MoHUA
S. No. Vacancy Category
Year
Vacancy Vacancy Vacancy Vacancy Vacancy Vacancy Vacancy Vacancy Vacancy Vacancy
reported fulfilled reported fulfilled reported fulfilled reported fulfilled reported fulfilled
SC ST OBC UR EWS
1 2014 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00
2 2015 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00
3 2016 00 00 04 02 15 13 19 18 00 00
4 2017 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00
5 2018 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00
6 2019 00 00 02 01 08 04 02 02 03 01
7 2020 03 01 01 01 06 03 08 04 03 01
8 2021 04 02 01 01 07 03 09 08 03 02
9 2022 05 00 01 00 08 00 11 00 03 00
10 2023 05 03 01 01 08 07 06 03 06 05
11 2024 04 00 00 00 01 00 05 00 02 00
12 2025 04 00 01 00 04 00 06 00 02 00
TOTAL 25 06 11 06 57 30 66 35 22 09