Its actual strength in 2016 was 53 only.When contacted, Minister of State for Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions Jitendra Singh today said the additional workforce will help in providing more citizen-centric governance. "The central government is trying to emphasise more on employability of our youths rather then employment. That is why the Skill Development Ministry has been started. It will train more youths to become entrepreneur and be job-ready in changing scenario. Whereas, the Ministry of Water Resources, River Development and Ganga Rejuvenation will have a workforce of 11,407 in 2018, 3,632 more than its actual strength of 7,775 in 2016.

Source: Economic Times February 12, 2017 07:39 UTC