Friday, August 24, 2012

IMPLEMENTATION OF RESERVATION POLICY

All establishments of the Government of India are implementing the policy of reservation in services in all Groups including Group ‘B’ and ‘C’.

Number of Scheduled Caste (SC), Scheduled Tribe (ST), Other Backward Class (OBC) and General category candidates appointed by direct recruitment in Group ‘B’ and ‘C’ posts during the years 2008, 2009 and 2010 is given in the following table:

Group B

Group C

2008

2009

2010

2008

2009

2010

SC

340

566

602

8369

10851

9895

ST

112

289

286

4848

6750

6832

OBC

367

1246

1117

13706

20405

17963

General

682

2060

2495

20725

58614

37921

1501

4161

4500

47648

96620

72611

This was stated by Shri V. Narayanasamy, Minister of State of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pension and Prime Minister Office in written reply to a question by Sh. Shadi Lal Batra in the Rajya Sabha on 23.08.2012

Source: Press Information Bureau