In a significant achievement, the Central Government has released details of the backlog reserved vacancies successfully filled for SC, ST, and OBC candidates. According to data provided by various ministries and departments, over four lakh backlog reserved vacancies for SC, ST, and OBC candidates have been filled since 2016, Union Minister Jitendra Singh said.
“Occurrence and filling of vacancies, including the backlog reserved vacancies, is a continuous process,” he said in a written reply to the Rajya Sabha. The Centre hailed this accomplishment as a significant initiative for empowering SC, ST, and OBC candidates.

What Next?

As a continuation to this process, instructions have been issued to all ministries/departments of the central government to constitute an in-house committee. The Committee will identify the backlog of reserved vacancies, Wherein they would also study the root cause of such vacancies. Later, they will initiate measures to remove the factors causing such vacancies. According to the Minister, Vacancies will be filled through special recruitment drives.

The minister also said that each ministry/department of the central government is required to designate an officer of the rank of Deputy Secretary and above, as Liaison Officer. This Officer has to ensure due compliance of the orders and instructions pertaining to reservation.

Furthermore, each ministry/department will be setting up a special reservation cell under the direct control of the Liaison Officer.

The details of vacancies are however maintained by the respective government organisations under the concerned ministry/department, the minister said.

“Ministries/departments of the central government have been directed, from time to time, to fill up the vacant posts in a time bound manner,” Singh said.