Vacancy in Archeological Survey of India (ASI): Rajya Sabha QA

Vacancy in Archeological Survey of India (ASI) – Details of Vacant Posts under Promotion and direct recruitment quota: Rajya Sabha QA

GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
MINISTRY OF CULTURE
RAJYA SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 487
ANSWERED ON-02/12/2021

VACANCY IN ASI

487. SHRI SAMBHAJI CHHATRAPATI:

Will the Minister of CULTURE be pleased to state:

(a) whether 30 per cent of posts under various grades are vacant which must be at the cost of responsibilities attached to Archeological Survey of India (ASI);

(b) if so, the details of vacant posts falling under promotion and direct recruitment quota, post- wise;

(d) the reasons for keeping the promotion quota posts vacant when DOP&T 2017 guidelines exist to undertake an exercise to draw a panel of departmental officers through DPC in anticipation of vacancies in the preceding year itself for timely promotion of departmental officers?

ANSWER

THE MINISTER OF CULTURE, TOURISM AND DEVELOPMENT OF NORTH EASTERN REGION

(SHRI G. KISHAN REDDY)

(a) (i) Under promotion quota 5 per cent posts are vacant.

(ii) 30 per cent posts are vacant under Direct Recruitment quota which are done through UPSC/SSC.

(b) & (c) The details of vacant posts falling under promotion and direct recruitment quota post- wise are at Annexure.

(d) Posts in promotion quota are lying vacant as officers are not eligible for promotion since they have not completed the requisite qualifying service.

Annexure

Name of the post		Total Vacant posts				Time Period
		DR		Promotion
Archaeology Cadre	Jt. DG	03		–		(i) Departmental promotion is a regular exercise subject to officers meeting required conditions as per Recruitment Rules; and same is being carried out regularly including drawing up of panel. (ii) Recruitment under DR is carried out as per UPSC/SSC schedule.
	Director	–		08
	SA	05		–
	Dy.SA	46		24
	ASA	–		45

Conservation Cadre	Director	01		01		(i) Departmental promotion is a regular exercise subject to officers meeting required conditions as per Recruitment Rules; and same is being carried out regularly including drawing up of panel. (ii) Recruitment under DR is carried out as per UPSC/SSC schedule.
	Dy.SAE	20		–
	ASAE	–		33
	Sr.CA	122		–
	CA	346		88

Science Cadre	Director	–		01		(i) Departmental promotion is a regular exercise subject to officers meeting required conditions as per Recruitment Rules; and same is being carried out regularly including drawing up of panel. (ii) Recruitment under DR is carried out as per UPSC/SSC schedule.
	SAC	–		02
	DY.SAC	01		05
	ASAC	–		06
	AAC	28		–

Epigraphy Cadre	Dy. SE (Dravidian Inscriptions)		01	01	(i) Departmental promotion is a regular exercise subject to officers meeting required conditions as per Recruitment Rules; and same is being carried out regularly including drawing up of panel. (ii) Recruitment under DR is carried out as per UPSC/SSC schedule.
	ASE (Sanskrit Inscriptions)			01
	AE (Dravidian Inscriptions)		02	–

Horticulture Cadre	Director Horticulture		–	01	(i) Departmental promotion is a regular exercise subject to officers meeting required conditions as per Recruitment Rules; and same is being carried out regularly including drawing up of panel. (ii) Recruitment under DR is carried out as per UPSC/SSC schedule.
	Chief Horticulturist		–	01
	Dy. Superintending Horticulturist		02	01
	ASH		–	01
	SHA		–	08
	HA. Gr.I		06	06
	HA. Gr.II		45	–
Drawing Cadre	Sr. Draftsman		–	05	(i) Departmental promotion is a regular exercise subject to officers meeting required conditions as per Recruitment Rules; and same is being carried out regularly including drawing up of panel. (ii) Recruitment under DR is carried out as per UPSC/SSC schedule.
	Draftsman Gr.I		–	03
	Draftsman Gr.II		05	02
Surveyor Cadre	Surveyor Officer		–	03	(i) Departmental promotion is a regular exercise subject to officers meeting required conditions as per Recruitment Rules; and same is being carried out regularly including drawing up of panel. (ii) Recruitment under DR is carried out as per UPSC/SSC schedule.
	Surveyor Gr.I		07	03
	Surveyor Gr.II		06	–

Library Cadre	Lib &Inf. Officer		–	02	(i) Departmental promotion is a regular exercise subject to officers meeting required conditions as per Recruitment Rules; and same is being carried out regularly including drawing up of panel. (ii) Recruitment under DR is carried out as per UPSC/SSC schedule.
	Library & Inf. Assistant		18	–

Administrative Cadre	AO		–	03	(i) Departmental promotion is a regular exercise subject to officers meeting required conditions as per Recruitment Rules; and same is being carried out regularly including drawing up of panel. (ii) Recruitment under DR is carried out as per UPSC/SSC schedule.
	JAO		–	26
	UDC		–	45
	LDC		109	–

Stenographer Cadre	Steno Gr.I		06	–	Recruitment under DR is carried out as per UPSC/SSC schedule.
	Steno Gr.II		07	–

Photographer Cadre	Senior Photographer		03	12	(i) Departmental promotion is a regular exercise subject to officers meeting required conditions as per Recruitment Rules; and same is being carried out regularly including drawing up of panel. (ii) Recruitment under DR is carried out as per UPSC/SSC schedule.
	Photographer Gr. I		01	02
	Photographer Gr. II		03	–

MTS	MTS		2321	–	Recruitment under DR is carried out as per UPSC/SSC schedule.