The Central Bureau of Narcotics and the Chief Controller of Factories have about 57% and 61% vacancies, respectively, said a Parliamentary Committee report on Tuesday. Delay in filling up vacancies across all the ministries and departments are taking a toll on the output of these organisations, the report said.
The committee observed an acute shortage of staff in Group 'A' and Group 'D' cadres in Central Bureau of Narcotics (CBN) and Chief Controller of Factories (CCF) telling upon the quality of inspection and implementation of work.
The vacancies stood at 56.83% in CBN and 60.85% in CCF. The difference between the sanctioned and actual strength for different cadres ranged from 14% to 63% in CBN, whereas for the CCF it was 30% to 60% in 2013-14.
The committee further noted that even after being pointed out by the audit in the report and the committee during evidence, the vacancies are yet to be filled in NCB. The committee noted in the reply of the ministry that the vacancies are being filled and meetings with Staff Selection Commission and Central Board of Excise and Customs have been organized. However, the Staff Selection Commission informed that their calendar was full and they would not be in a position to organise the special examination for recruitment of Hawaldars in CBN, CBEC and Narcotics Control Bureau before May 2018.
The working of organizations mandated to enforce laws, rules regulations etc is severely affected by the shortage of manpower, the committee noted. It opined that the ministry may allow organisations with a large number of vacancies to absorb deputations who have served organisations satisfactorily for a specified number of years.
The committee also desired in its report that these ministries and departments should have a well-laid down rotational transfer policy to be implemented in letter and spirit to discourage vested and personal interests hampering judicious decisions. The committee also recommended that the recruitment procedure is comprehensively reviewed by the government to ensure that vacancies are filled up at the earliest.
TRANSFER POLICT
The committee also desired in its report that these ministries and departments should have a well-laid down rotational transfer policy to be implemented
