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Over 4.2 lakh posts are vacant in various central government departments, Minister of State for Personnel Jitendra Singh informed the Rajya Sabha today.
Updated : Jul 20, 2017, 04:23 PM IST
Over 4.2 lakh posts are vacant in various central government departments, Minister of State for Personnel Jitendra Singh informed the Rajya Sabha today.
Out of the total sanctioned strength of 36,49,468, the number of vacant posts in various ministries and departments is 4,20,547, he said.
The minister said that this number is according to the annual report on pay and allowances of central government civilian employees (2015-16) as on March 1, 2015.
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