India, Feb. 12 -- The Government of India has issued a release:
So far 63 appointments have been made at the level of Joint Secretary/ Director/ Deputy Secretary on contract/deputation basis in various Government Departments through lateral entry since 2018 (Details in Annexure). These appointments have been made for specific assignments, keeping in view their specialized knowledge and expertise in the domain area. Since, each of these appointments has been made against single post cadre, accordingly, in view of the Hon'ble Supreme Court judgement in the case titled 'PGIMER, Chandigarh Vs. Faculty Association and Ors' category wise data of the appointed officers has not been maintained. No posts have been abolished during the last five yea...