Shortage of Subordinate Staff
There is shortage of subordinate staff in the Defence Ministry. The details are:
| Sl. No. | Name of Posts | Vacancy |
| 1. | Section Officer | 73 |
| 2. | Private Secretary | 39 |
| 3. | Assistant Section Officer | 06 |
| 4. | Senior Secretariat Assistant | 96 |
| 5. | Junior Secretariat Assistant | 20 |
| 6. | Stenographer Grade ‘C’ & ‘D’ | 42 |
| 7. | Multi Tasking Staff (MTS) | 60 |
DoPT is the cadre controlling authority for the posts at SL. No. 1 to 6. They have been requested to fill up the vacancies in these posts. The post of MTS at SL No. 7 are filled through Staff Selection Commission (SSC). Steps have been taken to fill up these posts through SSC. In the meanwhile in order to tackle the shortage, Ex-serviceman and retired employees are engaged on contract basis from time to time as an interim measure.
This information was given by Defence Minister Shri Manohar Parrikar in a written reply to Shri Raj Kumar Dhoot in Rajya Sabha today.
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