New Delhi, Nov 7 (PTI) The 117 vacancies in Delhi Subordinate Services Selection Board (DSSSB) are likely to be filled within two weeks, sources said on Monday.

These posts were created by a decision of the lieutenant governor in May and consist of deputy secretaries, section officers, assistant section officers, senior assistants, junior assistants, legal assistants and peons.

Also Read | Maharashtra: Storm As Minister Abdul Sattar Uses Foul Words Against NCP MP Supriya Sule (Watch Video).

With these 117 people onboard, the process to fill up the 30,000 vacant positions in the Delhi government, some of which are lying vacant since 2013, will be expedited, they said.

"Their recruitment is in the final stages and will be completed within two weeks. Once these posts are filled, the DSSSB will be fully staffed and we can expect it to expedite the process of efficiently conducting examinations and interviews to select the 30,000-odd candidates for various government departments, including health and education," a source in DSSSB said.

Also Read | ‘Hindu’ Word Is Persian, Has ‘Dirty’ Meaning, Says Karnataka Congress Leader Satish Laxmanrao Jarkiholi (Watch Video).

The 30,000 pending vacancies include those of teachers, nurses, paramedical staff, physical training instructors and technicians, the source said.

The DSSSB is mandated to select candidates for Group ‘B' (non-gazetted) and Group ‘C' for government departments, Municipal Corporation of Delhi, New Delhi Municipal Corporation and other government undertakings.

(The above story is verified and authored by Press Trust of India (PTI) staff. PTI, India’s premier news agency, employs more than 400 journalists and 500 stringers to cover almost every district and small town in India.. The views appearing in the above post do not reflect the opinions of LatestLY)