SANCTIONED AND ACTUAL POSTS IN BORDER ROADS ORGANISATION

New Delhi

December 16, 2009

The number of sanctioned and actual posts in the Border Roads Organisation as on November 01, 2009 is as under:-

Group                Sanctioned                   Held

Group ‘A’           1540                           880

Group ‘B’            359                            336

Group ‘B’ (NG)  1655                          1223

Group ‘C’           23243                       19249

Group ‘D’           15849                       13278

Total                    42646                       34966

Hard and difficult working conditions in far flung remote areas of the country, non-family stations, inclement weather conditions, inhospital terrain and naxalite / militant infestation inhibit young people from joining Border Roads Organisation (BRO).

Steps like provisions of increased budget, delegation of power to various functionaries in BRO, permitting outsourcing of work, expediting process of recruitment through UPSC and GREF Centre, Pune, simplifying procurement procedure for equipment, providing incentives to contractors and more facilities to casual paid labour, regular monitoring of forest clearances cases at higher levels, inspection of projects for quality control and adopting new technologies have been taken.

This information was given by Defence Minister AK Antony in written reply to in Varinder Singh Bajwa Rajya Sabha today.