SC, ST and OBCs in Foreign Services

SC, ST and OBCs in Foreign Services

The Minister of State in the Ministry of External Affairs Shrimati Preneet Kaur informed the Lok Sabha today in reply to a question that as per records, 41 SC, 22 ST and 19 OBC Officers belonging to the Indian Foreign Service are posted in various Embassies/High Commissions abroad as on date.

The Indian Foreign Service Officers are posted/ transferred to various Indian Missions/Posts abroad on the recommendation of the Foreign Service Board based on availability of posts, suitability and seniority. The criteria for consideration for a posting/ transfer abroad is the same for all officers of the Indian Foreign Service including the officers belonging to the SC, ST and OBC.

As on date the category wise break-up of IFS officers belonging to SC, ST and OBC working in the Ministry of External Affairs, including in over 183 Missions/Posts abroad is as follows:

The postings/transfers of officers belonging to the Indian Foreign Service are done on the recommendations of the Foreign Service Board based on availability of posts, suitability and rotation principle. All the postings and transfers are done in public interest taking into consideration functional requirement of MEA headquarters in New Delhi and the Missions/Posts abroad.