Lok Sabha Question No. 1664 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-02-13
Subject: Reservation Policy
Ministry: PERSONNEL, PUBLIC GRIEVANCES AND PENSIONS
Asked by: NAGARAJAN P.

(a)

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF PERSONNEL, PUBLIC GRIEVANCES AND PENSIONS (DEPARTMENT OF PERSONNEL & TRAINING)

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1664

(TO BE ANSWERED ON 13.02.2019)

## RESERVATION POLICY

## 1664. SHRI P. NAGARAJAN:

Will the PRIME MINISTER be pleased to state:

whether  the  Union  Government  is  implementing  reservation  policy  and  formula  while recruiting personnel in all jobs/services in Central Government offices across the country;

- (b) if so, the details thereof;
- (c) the  total  number  of  employees  appointed  in  the  Central  Government  offices  on reservation basis in sanitary/ scavengers category jobs, community-wise for the last three years; and
- (d) the  total  number  of  sanitary  staff  working  in  all  Central  Government  offices  and subordinate offices across the country as on date, State-wise and community-wise?

## 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  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.

(c):    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 |

(d): 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.

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