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REDEPLOYMENT OF SURPLUS STAFF
CHAPTER - 9
REDEPLOYMENT OF SURPLUS STAFF
9.1 In the context of a modern, development-oriented welfare state and with a view to
containing expenditure on establishment and improving efficiency of public services,
a Scheme for redeployment of Surplus Staff has been in operation since 1966. The
concerted efforts of the Department have resulted into redeployment of 10176
persons out of the total 11776 persons accepted in the Central (Surplus Staff) Cell,
re-designated as Retraining and Redeployment Division, since the inception of the
Scheme till 31 March, 2009.
9.2 In order to make the Scheme of Redeployment of Surplus Staff more effective, proactive
measures have been adopted to ensure that the prior claim of surplus staff is
considered before any action for fresh recruitment is initiated by the ministries/
departments/ offices of the Government of India covered under the Scheme.
9.3 As on 1.12.2007, there were 571 surplus staff belonging to Group ‘A’,‘B’,‘C’ and ‘D’
(Group ‘A’- 16, Group ‘B’-19, Group ‘C’-246 and Group ‘D’- 290). At the end of
March, 2009, 536 (Group ‘A’ - 17, Group ‘B’-07, Group ‘C’-207 and Group ‘D’- 305)
staff are on the Surplus Rolls. The Department shall be redeploying the remaining
surplus employees against suitable vacancies to be reported to it. Furthermore, in
line with the instructions of the Establishment Division dated 28 February, 2002
regarding Special VRS for permanent employees declared surplus, 617 surplus
staff have availed of the facility of Special VRS till March, 2009.
9.4 The overall position, as on 31.03.2009, of surplus staff and their redeployment
since inception of the Scheme of Redeployment of Surplus Staff in 1966 is given
below:-
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