Union data on the number of vacancies reserved for the Scheduled Caste, Scheduled Tribes and the Other Backward Class in Ministry of Women and Child Development and its subordinate organizations have displayed significant gap and disproportional trends. The data shows that three organisations, namely CARA (Central Adoption Resource Authority), NCPCR (National Commission for Protection of Child Rights) and NCW (National Commission for Women) had no vacancies reserved for the marginalized community, while the Main Secretariat saw no posts being filled by SC/ST/OBC candidates even after having reserved vacancies.
On December 13, during the ongoing winter parliamentary session, Ram Nath Thakur raised questions regarding the vacancies in the Ministry of Women and Child Development (WCD) and its subordinate organizations. Thakur is the leader of Janata Dal and represents Bihar in the Rajya Sabha. These questions were presented to Smriti Irani, who is currently serving as the Minister of Women and Child Development as well as the Minister of Minority Affairs.
The details regarding the total number of vacancies and the vacancies that had been filled up in the Ministry of Women and Child Development were asked by Thakur, for which the following data tables were provided.
As per the tables provided above, it can be observed that under the Ministry (Main Secretariat) Groups A and B, their respective vacancies have been filled efficiently. Out of 14 vacant positions in Group A, 13 have been filled up. In group B, out of the 34 vacant positions, 33 have been filled up. On the other hand, Group C’s vacant positions have not been filled up adequately as out of the 46 vacant positions, only 6 have been filled up.
Apart from this, Thakur has also enquired about the details regarding the total number of vacancies for the SC, ST and OBC, and the seats that had been filled up by them in the Ministry of Women and Child Development.
As per the data attached above, it can be noted that the vacancies of the Ministry (Main Secretariat) have not been filled up for either of the three categories: SC, ST and OBC. In the case of NIPCCD (National Institute of Public Cooperation and Child Development), it can be observed that out of the 5 positions vacant for the SC community, 15 positions have been filled up. Out of the 3 positions vacant in case of ST, 2 have been filled up. Out of the 24 positions vacant belonging to OBCs, 12 positions have been filled up.
It is also essential to note here that as per the data, there have been no generation of vacancies in CARA (Central Adoption Resource Authority) and NCPCR (National Commission for Protection of Child Rights) for the marginalised communities. The response further provides that the posts of NCW (National Commission for Women) are filled on Foreign Deputation basis and hence reservation is not applicable for them.
The Ministry’s main secretariat displays a significant gap in filling Group C vacancies, indicating an urgent need for attention and recruitment in this segment. Furthermore, the data reflects mixed progress in filling vacancies for SC, ST, and OBC categories across subordinate organizations. While there can be seen a positive trend in filling positions in NIPCCD for the SC, ST, and OBC categories, certain government bodies like CARA and NCPCR show no vacancies reserved for the marginalised communities, signalling a different employment scenario. The absence of filled vacancies for SC, ST, and OBC categories in the Ministry’s main secretariat calls for scrutiny and necessary actions to ensure equitable representation. However, the unique staffing criteria for NCW positions on foreign deputation exempts them from reservation policies, portraying a distinct operational model.
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