Hyderabad

More than 35% posts in the Minorities’ Welfare Department (MWD) remain vacant, a response obtained under the Right to Information (RTI) Act has indicated.

Kareem Ansari from youRTI.in, a portal that facilitates users seeking information through the RTI Act, sought details on the sanctioned strength and the number of regular, contractual and outsourced employees.

According to the reply, there are 128 regular employees, 27 working on a contractual basis, and as many as 51 outsourced employees.

The data also show that at the Office of the Commissioner, Minorities’ Welfare, there are 62 sanctioned posts, of which 26 are vacant.