New Delhi: The Central government on Thursday informed the Rajya Sabha during the ongoing budget session of Parliament that there were more than 8.72 lakh vacant posts in central government departments as of March 1, 2020. According to a written reply given by Minister of State for Personnel Jitendra Singh, there were 9,10,153 vacant posts in central government departments as of March 01, 2019, and 6,83,823 vacancies as of March 01, 2018.

The written reply by the central government said that as of March 1, 2020, there were 8,72,243 vacant posts in government departments. The three major recruiting agencies - Staff Selection Commission (SSC), Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) and Railway Recruitment Board (RRB) have made 2,65,468 recruitments by the government during 2018-19 and 2020-21. 

Let me tell you that the issue of employment is currently raised all over the country. A major student agitation over railway recruitments stuck since 2019 has been witnessed in some areas of Bihar and Uttar Pradesh. At the same time, the performance of the students regarding the Rajasthan REET exam is also continuing. The Central Government may invite applications for recruitment to the vacant posts at the earliest.

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