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QUESTION NO.405 IFS OFFICERS BELONGING TO SC/ST AND OBC

July 22, 2021

RAJYA SABHA
UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.405
TO BE ANSWERED ON 22.07.2021

IFS OFFICERS BELONGING TO SC/ST AND OBC

405. DR. FAUZIA KHAN:

Will the Minister of External Affairs be pleased to state:

(a) the details of officers belonging to Scheduled Castes (SCs), Scheduled Tribes (STs), Other Backward Classes (OBCs) and minorities appointed in various embassies/commissions abroad during the last three years as on date;

(b) the details of the norms followed for their appointment;

(c) the number of IFS officers belonging to SC, ST, OBC and minorities working in the Ministry as on date, category-wise; and

(d) the effective measures being taken/proposed to be taken by Government for the appointment of officers belonging to the said categories in Indian Missions in proportion to their population?

ANSWER
THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF EXTERNAL AFFAIRS
(SHRI V. MURALEEDHARAN])

(a) As per records, 82 SC, 38 ST and 109 OBC officers belonging to the Indian Foreign Service are posted in various Embassies/High Commissions abroad as on date.

(b) Indian Foreign Service officers, including the officers belonging to the SC, ST and OBC are posted/transferred to various Indian Missions/Posts abroad on the recommendation of the Foreign Service Board based on availability of posts, suitability and seniority.

(c) As on date the category wise break-up of IFS officers belonging to SC, ST and OBC working in the Ministry of External Affairs and Missions/Posts abroad is as follows:

Sl. No.

Category

Numbers

1

SC

123

2

ST

65

3

OBC

165

4

General

484

Total

837

(d) The posting/transfer of officers belonging to the Indian Foreign Service is done on the recommendations of the Foreign Service Board based on availability of posts, suitability, seniority and rotation principle. All the postings and transfers are done in public interest taking into consideration functional requirement of MEA headquarters in New Delhi and the Missions/Posts abroad.

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