VACANCIES IN SCIENTIFIC AGENCIES
22/April/2015
GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
MINISTRY OF PERSONNEL, PUBLIC GRIEVANCES AND PENSIONS
LOK SABHA
UNSTARRED QUESTION NO: 4703
ANSWERED ON:  22.04.2015
VACANCIES IN SCIENTIFIC AGENCIES
SHASHI THAROOR
 
Will the Minister of



PERSONNEL, PUBLIC GRIEVANCES AND PENSIONS be pleased to state:-




(a) whether important scientific agencies such as the Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR), the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR), the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO), the Jawaharlal Nehru Centre for Advance Scientific Research (JNCASR) and the Indian Institute of Agricultural Research (IIAR) have been operating without a permanent Director General or a head to overlook their functions; 

(b) if so, the details thereof including the time period from when each of these posts have been lying vacant; 

(c) whether the Government is unable to appoint eminent leaders to replace the previously appointed heads and if so, the reasons therefor; 

(d) whether any measures have been taken by the Government to resolve this problem; and 

(e) if so, the details thereof including the time period by when the concerned heads/Director Generals are likely to be appointed?


ANSWER

Minister of State in the Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions and Minister of State in the Prime Minister’s Office. (DR. JITENDRA SINGH)

(a) & (b): At present, the posts of Director General/Head of the Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR); Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR); Defence Research & Development Organization (DRDO); Jawaharlal Nehru Centre for Advance Scientific Research (JNCASR); and Indian Agricultural Research Institute (IARI) are vacant with effect from the dates shown against each:
	Name of Post		Date of vacancy
	DG, CSIR		01.01.2014
	DG, ICMR		01.03.2015
	DG, DRDO		01.02.2015
	President, JNCASR	01.10.2013
	Director, IARI		07.08.2014

(c) to (e): Necessary steps have been initiated for expeditious selection of regular incumbents to these posts inter alia including advertisement inviting applications, constitution of Search-cum-Selection Committee, etc. as per the post-specific extant procedure.

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