Country's premier IntelligenceBureau (IB), entrusted with internal security related matters,is facing shortage of over 8,000 personnel due tounavailability of suitable candidates among others, Governmentsaid today.
"As against the sanctioned strength of 26,867 personnelin IB, at present 18,795 personnel are available with a totalof 8,072 vacancies (30 per cent)," Minister of State for HomeAffairs R P N Singh told Lok Sabha in a written reply.
The vacancies have accumulated in the bureau as a resultof the implementation of the organisation scheme of thegovernment (2001-2006), which imposed a ban on directrecruitments in all the ministries or departments. The schemewas further extended upto 2009, he said.
However, the government gave exemption for operationalposts in IB during 2006-07. At the same time, over 6000 newposts were also sanctioned by the government during 2008-12under various scheme to strengthen intelligence apparatus.
"This has resulted in the accumulation of vacanciesdespite the concerted efforts to fill up direct recruitmentquota posts," Singh said.
About 1,500 posts of deputation quota could not be filledup "due to unavailability of suitable officers", the ministersaid.
"The Bureau is conducting the direct recruitment forvarious posts on a regular basis since 2008. However,induction has been staggered in view of the available trainingcapacity and cadre management consideration.
"Further, actual induction figures are much less than theselected candidates as large number of selected candidates donot turn up for joining the Bureau," he said.
Singh said availability of inadequate number of qualifiedcandidates through the Staff Selection Commission in theministerial cadre has also resulted in 600 vacancies.
The government has also detected five instances ofimpersonation last year in which FIRs were lodged in concernedpolice stations.
"The recruitment process in the Bureau is open andtransparent and Bureau has taken various measures to ensurefairness in the selection process," he said.
