SC / ST Reservation and OBC Reservation in Central Government Service – Reservation Percentage for SC /ST and OBC in Central Government Jobs ~ India Posts' Retired Officers' Association

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SC / ST Reservation and OBC Reservation in Central Government Service – Reservation Percentage for SC /ST and OBC in Central Government Jobs

SC / ST Reservation and OBC Reservation in Central Government Service – Central Government Order details

Reservation Percentage for SC /ST and OBC in Central Government Jobs

There are two types of Reservation Percentage for SC /ST and OBC in Central Government Jobs for Two types of Direct Recruitment to civil posts and civil services on all India basis.

1.Appointment by direct recruitment to civil posts and civil services on all India basis by open competition.

The recruitments made by Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) whether through written examination or by interview or by both; and recruitments made by other authorities including Staff Selection Commission or any other appointing authority through written competitive examination or tests (but not by interview alone).

2.Appointment by direct recruitment to civil posts and civil services on all India basis otherwise than by open competition

Any recruitment not made by the UPSC or not made through written competitive test held by any other authority would mean direct recruitment otherwise than by open competition.

There shall be a reservation of 15 per cent for the members of the Scheduled Castes, 7.5 per cent for the members of the Scheduled Tribes and 27 per cent for the members of the Other Backward Classes in the matter of appointment by direct recruitment to civil posts and civil services on all India basis by open competition.

There shall be a reservation of 16.66 per cent for the members of the Scheduled Castes, 7.5 per cent for the members of the Scheduled Tribes and 25.84 per cent for the members of the Other Backward Classes in the matter of appointment by direct recruitment to civil posts and civil services on all India basis otherwise than by open competition

Prescribed Percentage of Reservation for SC/ST and OBC for Post Filled by Direct recruitment on All India Basis

Direct Recruitment All India Basis SC ST

By Open Competition 15% 7.5%

Otherwise than by Open Competition 16.66% 7.5%

Reservation for SC/ST and OBC in Government Services – Objective of providing reservations to the Scheduled Castes(SCs), Scheduled Tribes (STs)

Objective of providing reservations to the Scheduled Castes(SCs), Scheduled Tribes (STs) and Other Backward Classes (OBCs) in services is not only to give jobs to some persons belonging to these communities. It basically aims at empowering them and ensuring their participation in the decision making process of the State.

Justice B.P. Jeevan Reddy, while delivering the majority judgement in the matter of Indra Sawhney & Ors Vs. UOI & Ors, observed that public employment gives a certain status and power, besides the means of livelihood. The Constitution has, therefore, taken special care to declare equality of opportunity in the matter of public employment. Keeping the broader concept of equality in view, Clauses (4) and (4A) of Article 16 of the Constitution declare that nothing in the said Article shall prevent the State from making any provision for reservation of appointments or posts in favour of backward class of citizens which in the opinion of the State is not adequately represented in the services under the State. Article 16 of the Constitution and also Article 335 which have direct bearing on reservation in services .

But the Article 16 (1) and (2)states :-

16 (1) There shall be equality of opportunity for all citizens in matters relating to employment or appointment to any office under the State.

(2) No citizen shall, on grounds only of religion, race, caste, sex, descent, place of birth, residence or any of them, be ineligible for, or discriminated against in respect of, any employment or office under the State.

It seems that as per this Article providing concession and relaxation or reservation to some castes is not correct. But from this same Article only the Policy of Reservation to provide equality of opportunity in matters relating to appointment is evolved.

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U.P.C.Tauro, Secretary IPROA

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Sunday, 5 November 2017