IREDA has 305 sanctioned posts but no special SC/ST recruitment in 3 years

The Ministry responded by laying a statement on the Table of the House with annexures containing the requested data.

Asked and answered by: Asked by Shri Murari Lal Meena; Answered by the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (Minister Shri Pralhad Joshi).

What the government said

• IREDA has a total of 305 sanctioned posts, with 226 filled and 79 vacant.
• Group-A accounts for the majority of posts (252 sanctioned, 180 filled, 56 vacant).
• Group-B and Group-D have no sanctioned posts listed in the provided annexures.
• Group-C has 16 sanctioned posts, with 3 in-position and 13 vacant (implied by 16 sanctioned - 3 in-position, though Annexure I lists 16 sanctioned and 0 filled/vacant explicitly in one column, Annexure III clarifies 3 in-position).
• There are 6 total backlog posts for SCs and STs (4 for SCs, 2 for STs).
• No separate special recruitment drives were conducted in the last three years; reserved posts were filled through regular recruitment processes.
• The government states IREDA is in compliance with reservation policies and no separate time-bound action plan was formulated as provisions are implemented continuously.

Also in the document

• The answer states that no separate special recruitment drives were undertaken for SC/ST categories in the last three years.
• The government explicitly states that no separate time-bound action plan has been formulated for reservation compliance, citing continuous implementation of existing guidelines.