Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances &
Pensions
Outsourcing of jobs in Government
Departments
Posted On: 07 FEB 2018 1:17PM by PIB Delhi
A Ministry or Department may procure certain non-
consulting services in the interest of economy and
efficiency and prescribe detailed instructions and
procedures for this purpose without, however,
contravening the basic guidelines provided in rule 199
to 206 of "General Financial Rules 2017" (GFR 2017). As
each Ministry/Department is competent to procure
services at their level to meet seasonal or short-term
requirements, the centralised data is not maintained in
this regard.
There are detailed procedures laid down for procurement
of such non-consulting services including e-procurement
in Chapter 6 of the GFR 2017 and the "Manual for
Procurement of Consultancy & Other Services,
2017". Ministries are competent to decide the
mode depending on the nature of work, nature of
competency required etc. Any deviation or violation can
be dealt by the Ministry appropriately. The wages for
the persons engaged on contract/outsourcing cannot be
less than the minimum wage fixed/notified by the
concerned State Government.
The Government posts are regularly filled up in
accordance with the recruitment rules. Each
Ministry/Department is responsible for appointment of
regular employees against vacant posts after completing
all procedural formalities. The centralised data of
vacancies and backlog vacancies is not maintained.
This was stated by the Union Minister of State
(Independent Charge) of the Ministry of Development of
North Eastern Region (DoNER), MoS PMO, Personnel,
Public Grievances & Pensions, AtomicDr Jitendra
Singh in a written reply to a question in the Lok
Sabha today
PIB
