Reservation to SC, ST is Provided in the Matter of Promotion

GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

MINISTRY OF PERSONNEL, PUBLIC GRIEVANCES AND PENSIONS

LOK SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO: 3227

ANSWERED ON: 22.03.2017

Promotion to Reserved Category

KAUSHAL KISHORE

Will the Minister of

PERSONNEL, PUBLIC GRIEVANCES AND PENSIONS be pleased to state:-

(a) whether the non-gazetted employees belonging to the SC/ST categories working with the Central Government and the autonomous institutions are not given promotion as per the reservation guidelines;

(b) if so, the reasons therefor;

(c) whether a number of proposals for amendments in the rules for promotion are under consideration of the Government; and

(d) if so, the details thereof and the reaction of the Government thereto?

ANSWER

Minister of State in the Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions and Minister of State in the Prime Minister’s Office. (DR. JITENDRA SINGH)

(a) & (b): As per extant instructions, reservation to the members of the Scheduled Castes and the Scheduled Tribes is provided in the matter of promotion when promotion is made: (a) through Limited Departmental Competitive Examination in Group B, Group C and Group D posts; (b) by selection from Group B post to a Group A post or in Group B, Group C and Group D posts; and (c) by non-selection in Group A, Group B, Group C and Group D posts. Reservation in all the above cases is given at the rate of 15 per cent for the Scheduled Castes and 7.5 per cent for the Scheduled Tribes. However, reservation in promotion is not given in the grades in which the element of direct recruitment, if any, exceeds 75 per cent.

As per extant instructions, Autonomous Bodies/Institutions including Municipal Corporations, Cooperative Institutions etc. under the administrative control of the Central Government also provide reservation for Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes in their services on the lines of the reservations in services under Central Government.

However, as desired by the Honble Supreme Court in Contempt Petition No.314/2016, conveyed to the Law Officer and intimated by him, instructions in pursuance were issued by Department of Personnel and Training on 30.9.2016 not to rely upon Office Memorandum of 10.08.2010 for implementation of own merit concept in promotion for Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes. Due to this, there may be administrative difficulties while considering cases for promotion of employees, including SCs and STs, where selections in promotion have already been made on own merit or are to be made by applying own merit by the concerned cadre controlling authority.

(c): No, Madam.

(d): Does not arise in view of reply given to Part (c) above.

Source : Rajya Sabha

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(Department of Personnel and Training)

NOTIFICATION

New Delhi, the 15th March, 2017

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Construction	Unskilled	374	523		312	437	250	350
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	Skilled/Clerical	456	637		414	579	353	494
	Highly-skilled	495	693		456	637	414	579
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	(a) Soft Soil	252.00				351
	(b) Soft Soil with Rock	380.00				531
	(c) Rock	503.00				703
	2. Removal and Staking of rejected stones with 50 metres lead/1.5 metreslift*	203.00				283
	3. Stone breaking or Stone Crushing for the stone size of category**
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	(b) Above 1.5 Inches to 3.0 Inches	1329.00				1857
	(c) Above 3.0 Inches to 5 Inches	778.00				1088
	(d) Above 5.0 Inches	639.00				893
Non - Coal Mines		Above Ground				Below Ground
		Existing		Proposed		Existing		Proposed
	Unskilled	250		350		312		437
	Semi-skilled/Unskilled Supervisory	312		437		374		523
	Skilled/Clerical	374		523		436		610
	Highly-skilled	436		610		495		683

*Per 2.831 cubic meters or 100 cubic feet

** Per truck load of 5.662 cubic meters or 200 cubic feet

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