7th Pay Commission Reservation Policy in Central Government Services

7th Pay Commission Reservation Policy

SC, ST, OBC Reservation Policy in Central Government Services – Roster, Percentage and Rules

Reservation Policy in Central Government Services

Reservation in Appointment – Reservation in Promotion

The detailed brochure on Reservation For SC, ST and Other Backward Classes in Services (PART-I) published by DoPT with the following subtitles

Introduction
Scope of Reservation
Relaxations and Concessions
Determination of Reservation Quota
Reservation Registers and Roster Registers
Filling up of Reserved Vacancies
De-reservation
Verification of the claim of Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes and
Other Backward Classes
Monitoring and Institutional Safeguard
Miscellaneous

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As per the Article 16 of Constitution of India, given special care on equality and opportunity in the matter of Public Appointment. Providing reservation to SC, ST and OBC in Central Government Services more than 50 years.

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.

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Reservation Policy for Central Govt Employees

As per extant instructions, reservation is provided to Scheduled Castes (SCs), Scheduled Tribes (STs) and Other Backward Classes (OBCs) at the rate of 15%, 7.5% and 27% respectively in case of direct recruitment on all India basis by open competition. In case of direct recruitment on all India basis otherwise than by open competition, the percentage fixed is 16.66% for SCs, 7.5% for STs and 25.84% for OBCs.

In case of direct recruitment to Group C posts normally attracting candidates from a locality or a region, the percentage of reservation for SC/ST/OBC is generally fixed on the basis of proportion of their population in the respective States/Union Territories.

With the enactment of ‘The Rights of Persons with Disabilities Act, 2016’, reservation is also provided to Persons with Benchmark Disabilities against the posts and services of the Central Government at 4% of the total number of vacancies to be filled up by direct recruitment in the cadre strength in each group of posts i.e. Group A, B and C.

As per Ex-servicemen (Re-employment in Central Services and Posts) Rules, 1979, as amended from time to time, 10% of the vacancies in the posts upto of the level of the Assistant Commandant in all para-military forces; (ii) 10% of the vacancies in Group C posts; and (iii) 20% of the vacancies in Group D posts, to be filled by direct recruitment shall be reserved for ex-servicemen.

The persons belonging to Economically Weaker Sections (EWSs) who are not covered under the scheme of reservation for SCs, STs and OBCs shall get 10% reservation in direct recruitment in civil posts and services in the Government of India.

As per available data, total number of employees appointed through direct recruitment, which may also include candidates selected on own merit, in the grade of Safai Karamcharis belonging to SCs, STs and OBCs in Central Government Ministries/Departments including their attached/subordinate offices as on 01.01.2014, 01.01.2015 and 01.01.2016 is given below:-

As on	Total	SC	ST	OBC	Others
01.01.2014	2044	484	173	710	677
01.01.2015	4959	899	358	1545	2157
01.01.2016	2452	590	153	721	988

As per available data, total number together with representation of SCs, STs and OBCs in the grade of Safai Karamcharis as on 01.01.2014, 01.01.2015 and 01.01.2016 is given below:-

As on	Total	SC	ST	OBC	Others
01.01.2014	56584	22343	3996	6460	23785
01.01.2015	47812	20612	2883	5859	18458
01.01.2016	48951	22108	3379	7076	16388

Above data is consolidated in respect of Central Government Ministries/Departments and their attached and subordinate offices spread all over the country. This data is not maintained State-wise.

This information was provided by the Union Minister of State (Independent Charge) Development of North-Eastern Region (DoNER), MoS PMO, Personnel, Public Grievances & Pensions, Atomic Energy and Space, Dr Jitendra Singh in written reply to a question in Lok Sabha today. [Source: PIB]