SSC Recruitment 2019-20: Commission has started process to fill up 1,05,338 vacancies - Hindustan Times
close_game
close_game

SSC Recruitment 2019-20: Commission has started process to fill up 1,05,338 vacancies

New Delhi | ByPress Trust of India
Nov 27, 2019 05:29 PM IST

Over 6.83 lakh posts are lying vacant in different central government departments, the Centre informed the Lok Sabha on Wednesday.

Over 6.83 lakh posts are lying vacant in different central government departments, the Centre informed the Lok Sabha on Wednesday.

Based on the vacancies reported by the user departments, the Staff Selection Commission (SSC) has started recruitment process to fill up 1,05,338 posts during the year 2019-20, Minister of State for Personnel Jitendra Singh said.(Shutterstock)
Based on the vacancies reported by the user departments, the Staff Selection Commission (SSC) has started recruitment process to fill up 1,05,338 posts during the year 2019-20, Minister of State for Personnel Jitendra Singh said.(Shutterstock)

As against the sanctioned posts of 38,02,779 in the central government, 31,18, 956 were filled as on March 1, 2018, it said.

Hindustan Times - your fastest source for breaking news! Read now.

“Recruitment against vacant posts is a continuous process. By the time vacancies are reported by a department get filled up, some new vacancies arise,” Minister of State for Personnel Jitendra Singh said in a written reply.

He said when a post remains vacant for more than two or three years, it becomes ‘deemed abolished’.

“Such posts are revived based on the functional justification,” the minister said, adding that there is no system of abolishing posts in the railways.

Based on the vacancies reported by the user departments, the Staff Selection Commission (SSC) has started recruitment process to fill up 1,05,338 posts during the year 2019-20, Singh said. During 2017-18, centralised employment notifications (CENs) for 1,27,573 combined vacancies of various group ‘C’ and Level-1 posts were notified by the Ministry of Railways - for new and future vacancies to arise in two years time, he said. Another five CENs covering 1,56,138 vacancies of various Group ‘C’ and Level-1 posts were issued in 2018-19, the minister said. The Department of Posts have also conducted examination/notified to fill up 19,522 vacancies, other than those to be filled up through SSC, in various grades, he said, adding that “recruitment process to fill up 4,08,591 vacancies by the SSC is in progress”.

(This story has been published from a wire agency feed without modifications to the text. Only the headline has been changed.)

Unveiling 'Elections 2024: The Big Picture', a fresh segment in HT's talk show 'The Interview with Kumkum Chadha', where leaders across the political spectrum discuss the upcoming general elections.Watch now!

Get latest news on Education, Bihar Board 12th Result 2024 Live along with Board Exam, Competitive Exam and Exam Result at Hindustan Times. Also get latest Job updates on Employment News
SHARE THIS ARTICLE ON
Share this article
SHARE
Story Saved
Live Score
OPEN APP
Saved Articles
Following
My Reads
Sign out
New Delhi 0C
Friday, March 29, 2024
Start 14 Days Free Trial Subscribe Now
Follow Us On