Shortage of staff in Postal Department - Minister replied in Lok Sabha

Shortage of staff in Postal Department - Minister replied in Lok Sabha

On 8th May 2013, there was a unstarred question in Lok Sabha, regarding the details of abolition of posts in Postal Department during the period from 2005 to 2008. The Minister of State for Communications and Information Technology Dr.Killi Kruparani replied as follows...

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.

Manpower requirement and regular recruitment is an on going 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.

Vacancies in the Department are filled up by promotion or by direct recruitment as per extant procedures regularly.

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

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