GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
MINISTRY OF
COMMUNICATIONS AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
LOK SABHA
UNSTARRED QUESTION NO
6875
ANSWERED ON 8.05.2013
SHORTAGE
OF STAFF IN POSTAL DEPARTMENT
6875 . Smt. DARSHANA VIKRAM JARDOSH, ASHOK
TANWAR
Will the Minister of COMMUNICATIONS AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY be pleased to state:-
Will the Minister of COMMUNICATIONS AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY be pleased to state:-
(a) whether the
Government has abolished 17093 posts across the cadres in the department of
posts during the period from 2005 to 2008;
(b) if so, the
details thereof and the reasons therefor;
(c) whether there is a
shortage of staff in various cadre in the department and in the post offices in
the country;
(d) if so, the
details thereof, State-wise; and
(e) the steps proposed to
be taken to fill the vacant posts expeditiously, so as to ensure prompt and
quality service to customers?
ANSWER
THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF COMMUNICATIONS AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY (Dr. (SMT) KILLI KRUPARANI)
(a) Yes, Madam.
(b) The
details of abolition of posts are placed at Annexure-I. The reasons for
abolition of posts were in accordance with Department of Personnel &
Training OM No. 2/8/2001-PIC dated 16.5.2001 vide which the Scheme of
Optimization for Annual Direct Recruitment Plan was launched. As per this
Scheme, the direct recruitment was to be limited to 1/3rd of the
direct recruitment vacancies arising in a year subject to a further
ceiling that it does not exceed 1% of the total sanctioned strength of the
Department. The remaining direct recruitment posts were required to be abolished.
(c) Manpower requirement
and regular recruitment is an ongoing process in the Government. Shortage of
staff in the Department and in the Post offices in various cadres arises mainly
due to promotion, retirement, death, leave or transfer.
(d) Does not arise in
view of (c) above..
(e) Vacancies in the
Department are filled up by promotion or by direct recruitment as per
extant procedures regularly.
ANNEXURE-I
Abolition of posts across various cadres in the
Department of Posts during 2005-2008.
|
Year
|
No. of
direct recruitment vacancies abolished
|
|
2005
|
2121
|
|
2006
|
5426
|
|
2007
|
4957
|
|
2008
|
4589
|
|
Total
|
17093
|
Source: www.loksabha.nic.in
[No.1/1/2013-1R
Government
of India
Ministry
of Personnel, Public Grievances & Pensions
Department
of Personnel & Training
North
Block, New Delhi
Dated:
17/05/2013
OFFICE
MEMORANDUM
Subject: Extension of RTI web portal
for online filing of RTI application.In continuation of this Department’s O.M. of even number dated 22/04/2013, ¡t is intimated that training to RTI Nodal Officers, RTI Cell officials and NIC/IT personnel attached with Ministries/Departments of Government of India have been completed by DoPT with the help of NIC.
2. It is again requested that training to all the CPlOs and First Appellate Authorities (FAAs) may be provided by the concerned Ministry/Department, through the officials trained by DoPT/NIC, User name/password to all the CPIOs and FAAs are to be provided by RTI Nodal Officers of the concerned Ministry/Department. It is imperative that the RTI Nodal Officers start updating the details of CPIOs / FAAs in the system and issue user name and password to them at the earliest.
3. As mentioned in the said O.M., it is planned to extend the facility of RTI online web portal to all the Ministries/Departments of Government of India. This facility is being extended to Ministry of Home Affairs, Department of Agriculture and Cooperation, Department of Animal Husbandry, Dairying and Fisheries and Department of Consumer Affairs and Department of Food and Public Distribution from 22 May 2013.
sd/-
(Sandeep
Jain)
Deputy Secretary
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