JAIPUR: At a time when Rajasthan is dealing with water crisis, Public Health Engineering Department (PHED) has 50% vacant posts.
According to the data given by the PHED, out of 3,413 sanctioned posts more than 1,590 posts are vacant. The main reason for the vacant posts is non-formation of Departmental Promotion Committee (DPC) and recruitment exams.
As per sources in the department, for 2020-21, DPC wasn’t formed which has affected the functioning of the department as many projects are pending. Around 1,000 posts of assistant engineer, 497 of junior engineer, 60 posts of executive engineer are vacant in the department.
Trilok Chaturvedi, president of Graduate Engineers Association of Rajasthan (GEAR), PHED said that there is a need to form the promotion committee and complete the process of recruitment sooner.
“Recruitment and promotion will give youngsters a good opportunity in jobs. There is a need to complete the process as we urgently need officials in many pending projects,” said Chaturvedi.
In the vacant posts of assistant engineers 698 will be filled through recruitment, rest by promotion but in junior engineers all the seats will be filled by recruitment.