The Department of Personnel and Training informed the Rajya Sabha on Thursday that over 1.5 lakh candidates were selected for Central government jobs during the pandemic years of 2020-21 and 2021-22.
Personnel Minister Dr. Jitendra Singh said that recruitment in Central government continued even during COVID-19 pandemic.
In a written reply, Dr. Singh stated that recruitment in Central government is a continuous process and a total of 1,59,615 candidates were selected by Union Public Service Commission (UPSC), Staff Selection Commission (SSC) and the Institute of Banking Personnel Selection, popularly known as the IBPS during 2020-21 and 2021-22. Out of this, 52,788 jobs were in the banking sector.
In another reply, the Minister stated that there were over 9.7 lakh vacancies in Central government.
