Where are the Jobs ! Over 6.84 lakh posts vacant

Npnews24 online : Amid chorus over lack of jobs, the government said over 6.84 lakh posts was vacant in different departments under central government. Of the total sanctioned strength of 38.02 lakh, 31.18 lakh were filled on March 1, 2018, leaving 6.84 lakh posts vacant, in a reply written by Minister of State for Personnel Jitendra Singh.

“Vacancies in central government caused due to the retirement, death, promotion, and it need to be filled as per recruitment.

The filling up of vacant posts is a continuous process depending on vacancies arising across ministries or departments during the year and action calendar of the recruiting agency, Singh said.

In another reply, he said the Staff Selection Commission has planned to conduct examinations to fill up the 1, 03,266 vacancies reported by various ministries during the years 2019 and 2020.Railway Board has notified five centralized employment notifications in 2018-19 for new and future vacancies likely to arise in two years, covering 1, 56,138 vacancies, the minister said.