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

The question asked the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy to provide details on sanctioned, filled, and vacant posts in IREDA, specifically regarding reservation norms for SCs and STs, recruitment drives, and compliance plans. The Ministry responded by laying a statement on the Table of the House with annexures containing the requested data.

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

• 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.

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