<span style="color: #222222;">The centre today said as of 1st of March last year, over Nine lakh 79 thousand posts are lying vacant in as many as 78 various ministries and departments. <br />''<br />''In a written reply in the Rajya Sabha, Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions Minister of State Dr Jitendra Singh informed that as of 1st of March last year, against 40 lakh 35 thousand sanctioned strength, just over 30 lakh 55 thousand employees are in position. However, he said over One lakh Seven thousand candidates are being recruited by the UPSC, SSC, and RRB between April last year and this December.</span><br />