The state government has decided to fill nearly 75,000 vacant posts in various departments in the next six months.
The state government has decided to fill nearly 75,000 vacant posts in various departments in the next six months. This is believed to be the largest recruitment drive in the last eight months. The drive, which is aimed at clearing the backlog since 2003, will cost the state exchequer Rs150 crore annually.
The state government had banned recruitment in 2003 after it faced fund crunch. The ban was lifted in 2007 only to be returned in 2009 after the implementation of the Sixth Pay Commission.
However, after a review by the General Administration Department (GAD), chief secretary Ratnakar Gaikwad has directed recruiting authorities to fill all the 75,000 vacant posts till the end of the current financial year.
The Maharashtra Public Service Commission (MPSC), which recruits employees in Grade A and B categories, has been directed to start the recruitment procedure for grades that accounts for nearly 20% of the total vacancies. This includes the recruitment of 4,200 police sub-inspectors and other Class B officers such as Nayab Tahsildar, assistants, desk officers.
According to an officer from the GAD, the Class C (clerks, talathi, nurses etc) category shares 64% of the total vacant posts, while Class D (peons, ward boys etc) has 16% vacant posts.
“The chief secretary had directed to complete the recruitment process by March next year. This would cost the state exchequer by nearly Rs150 crore annually,” the officer said. “Of the Rs1.42 lakh crore non-plan budget of the state government, Rs99,000 crore spent towards establishment cost. This contributes to more than 60% of the total budget. The additional burden of Rs150 crore will further disturb the ratio as the establishment cost is expected to be below 50% of the total non-plan budget,” he added.
The state government has 9,21,000 employees, including employees in Zilla Parishads. Of them, nearly 36,000 posts were affected due to ban on recruitment in Class C and D. The GAD has still not lifted the ban on 24,000 posts, taking various aspects into consideration. The official said the percentage of the number of vacancies banned is less than 3%.
An official from the finance department said the department had strongly objected to lifting the ban as the additional burden on the state coffer was uncalled for. “However, the government has decided to go ahead with the recruitment drive, which may affect the development work,” he said.
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