Vacancies in Government Departments - As per available information, the details of number of sanctioned posts, number in position and vacancies in Central Governmentposts as on 1st March, 2011 was as under:
| Number of Sanctioned Posts | Number in Position | Number of Vacant Posts | |
| Group A | 98977 | 84474 | 14503 |
| Group B | 228755 | 192728 | 36027 |
| Group C | 3335797 | 2804736 | 531061 |
| Total vacancies | 581591 | ||
Details of vacancy position in respect of reserved posts and details of backlog vacanciesin Central Government Departments is not centrally maintained. A Special RecruitmentDrive was launched in 2008 to fill up the backlog reserved vacancies of Scheduled Caste (SC)/Scheduled Tribe (ST)/ Other Backward Classes (OBC), which continued till 31.03.2012. The details of recruitment/ appointments made during the drive were as under:
Direct Recruitment
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Promotion
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| Backlog | Filled up | Backlog | Filled up | Backlog | Filled up | |
| SC | 10955 | 7797 | 13458 | 9655 | 24413 | 17452 |
| ST | 11400 | 7051 | 17637 | 9791 | 29037 | 16842 |
| OBC | 22072 | 13740 | Not applicable | Not applicable | 22072 | 13740 |
| Total | 44427 | 28588 | 31095 | 19446 | 75522 | 48034 |
The vacancies are filled as per the provisions of the Recruitment Rules and ifRecruitment Rules permit lateral entry, the backlog vacancies may also be filled through the lateral entry route.
source: gpress.in