A total of 1,31,518 posts were lying vacant in various departments of the State Government by March 31, 2018, informed Finance Minister Shashi Bhushan Behera in the State Assembly in response to a question of BJP MLA Dilip Ray recently.
The vacant posts included 6,662 Group A posts, 25,231 Group B, 63,733 Group C and 22,926 Group D posts. The posts comprised 1,20,512 Government sanctioned posts and 11,006 Grant-in-aid posts.
While 30,299 posts are lying vacant in the School and Mass Education Department, 16,731 are vacant in the Home Department. Similarly, 16,071 posts in Health Department, 7,390 in Revenue Department, 6,158 in Water Resources Department, 5,462 in Agriculture Department, 3,965 in Panchayati Raj Department, 3,514 in Urban Development Department, 2,392 in Finance Department, 3,480 in Works Department, 2,293 in SC and ST Development Department, 3,590 in Forest and Environment Department, 2,862 in Rural Development Department, 7,351 in Higher Education Department, 3,965 in Fisheries and Animal Husbandry Department and 1,978 posts in the Skill Development Department are lying vacant.
According to the information, the State Government has a a total of 4,97,257 Government posts and 85,764 Grant-in-aid posts in various categories. While a total of 1,47,522 posts were lying vacant by end of 2015, the number was 1,41,484 by March 2011.
In a statement, Ray said administration and Government welfare works are being hit due to huge vacancies. He demanded that the Government fill up all the vacant posts within two months in the better interests of educated youths and the State administration.