Sangsad Bhaban, April 1 -- Some 4.68 lakh out of 19.19 lakh posts in different government offices now remain vacant, according to the Statistics of Public Servants 2024 placed by State Minister for Public Administration Md. Abdul Bari, MP in Parliament on Wednesday.

The number works out to more than a quarter (25%) of the designated posts.

The latest statistics, prepared based on the information updated till December 31, 2023, he said while replying to a starred question from treasury bench lawmaker Sk. Md. Rejaul Islam (Naogaon-6) during the question-and-answer session in the House.

The total number of working employees in all ministries and government offices is 1450,891 and the total number of vacant posts is 468,220 there, accordin...