Reservation for SC/ST and OBC in Govt Jobs – equality of opportunity in public employment
Reservation for SC / ST Reservation and OBC Reservation in Central Government Service for assuring equality of opportunity in public employment
Reservation for SC/ST and OBC in Govt Jobs is not against the Constitution Provisions for reservation for SC/ST and OBC in Govt jobs
Though there is Constitutional Provisions for reservation for SC/ST and OBC in Govt jobs, Many of them might have come across the questions raised about the reservation policy many times. Mainly the only question asked was ” The clause 1 and 2 of Article 16 states that no discrimination can be made on the basis of”caste” in employment. In other words any discrimination based on caste is prohibited by the Constitution. How then, there is a reservation and concessions in Government jobs for Scheduled Castes and Tribes?
For assuring equality of opportunity in public employment by Article 16 (1), it may well be necessary in certain situations to treat unequally situated persons unequally. Because the persons belongs to Socially, Economically and Politically Backward classes cannot be considered as equal in the matter of competing for appointments. Thus to provide them the Equality of opportunity, the reservation policy evolved.
The Article 16 and its sub clauses 1,2,3,4,4A,and 4B and 335 of our Constitution provides benefit of Reservation to SC/ST and OBC for appointment and to SC/ST in Promotion in Government services
Download / Read SC / ST Reservation and OBC Reservation in Central Government Service – Important Orders
- Upgradation of Pay structure of certain cadres – Implementation of Reservation policy: SCR
- Monitoring of the implementation of Reservation Policy of ESM in CCS&P, Banks, CPSEs and CAPFs
- Reservation for Scheduled Castes
- When Will the Benefit of Reservation for ST End – Minister’s Reply
- What is Reservation Policy and how it is being implemented ?
- Reservation for SC/ST and OBC in Govt Jobs – Constitution Amendment
- Reservation for SC/ST and OBC in Govt Jobs – BROCHURE on Reservation
- Reservation for SC/ST and OBC in Govt Jobs – Policy related FAQs
- Reservation for SC/ST and OBC in Govt Jobs – Reservation in Promotion
- Reservation for SC/ST and OBC – National Commission for Scheduled Castes