Vacant Posts of Teachers in KVs

   Some posts of teaching & non-teaching staff/gazetted Officers in the Kendriya Vidyalaya Sangathan (KVS) reserved for Scheduled Castes/Scheduled Tribes/Other Backward Classes are lying vacant. Details are as under:-

Sl. No.	Name of the Post	Number of Posts lying vacant
		SC	ST	OBC
1.	Assistant Commissioner	2	1	4
2.		-	1	-
3.	Finance Officer	-	1	2
4.	Technical Officer	-	-	1
5.	Principal	12	6	22
6.	Vice-Principal	18	9	-
7.	Teaching Staff	988	494	1778
8.	Non-Teaching Staff	335	167	583
TOTAL		1335	679	2390

Reservation in Promotion

   Reservation is available to Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes at the rate of 15% and 7.5%, respectively, in all Groups viz. A, B, C (including erstwhile Group D posts) in case of promotion by non-selection method. In case of promotion by selection method, reservation is available in Group B, C and upto the lowest rung of Group A at the same rates.

   As regards senior posts of Secretary, Additional Secretary and Joint Secretary in the Central Ministries/Departments, these posts are filled on deputation basis under the Central Staffing Scheme except the posts in the Ministry of External Affairs. Reservation does not apply to posts filled on deputation. The officers borrowed from various cadres including the State Cadres, who are empanelled to hold such posts and who give their option for deputation are appointed under the Central Staffing Scheme. Likewise, the posts of Director (not including the posts in Central Secretariat Service) are also filled under the Central Staffing Scheme.

Investment by EPFO in Equities

   The Employees Provident Fund Organisation is not considering investment in equities as funds earning 12 per cent annually in the National Pension System.

   As on 31.10.2012, the total of Employees’ Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO) corpus invested in private sector is Rs. 26,896.54 Crore including Rs. 4.05 Crore investments in blue chip manufacturing companies.

   Employees’ Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO)ensure security of the capital contributed by the beneficiaries with risk free, consistent return on the same.

   This information was given by the Minister of State for Labour Shri K.Suresh in reply to a written question in the Rajya Sabha today.