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New Delhi : Union Minister of State (MoS) Personnel Dr Jitendra Singh on December 6, 2021. said that Department of Personnel & Training (DoPT) has approved appointment of 38 candidates including 10 Joint Secretaries suitably recommended by UPSC to join the Government on Contract/Deputation basis. He said the lateral entry process has the twin objectives of bringing fresh talent and augmenting the manpower at certain levels in the Central Government.
Dr Jitendra Singh said that the credit goes to Prime Minister Narendra Modi that in order to institutionalise the selection process and also to make it more objective, it was decided that the entire lateral entry recruitment process will be conducted by the UPSC. The Minister said that the (DoPT) requested the Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) on December 14, 2020, and February 12, 2021, to select suitable persons to join the Government at the level of Joint Secretary/ Director/ Deputy Secretary in various Ministries/ Departments of the Government of India on Contract/Deputation basis, according to a PIB release.
On the basis of the Online Application Forms submitted by the candidates, the Union Public Service Commission shortlisted 231 candidates for the interviews. The interviews were conducted from September 27 to October 8, 2021, and 31 candidates have been recommended for the post of Joint Secretary, Director, and Deputy Secretary. It may be recalled that 7 Joint secretaries were selected earlier taking the total number of suitable candidates to 38.
Dr Singh informed that pre-appointment formalities have also been incorporated which include police verification and IB clearance among others while recommending the candidates recently.
Each post being filled is a Single Post in a specific domain area, and the candidates are either to be appointed on contract basis or those from State Governments, Union Territories, Public Sector Undertakings, Autonomous Bodies, Statutory Bodies, Universities etc. on deputation basis (including short term contract), who would retain lien in their parent departments.