Lok Sabha Question No. 2440 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-12-26
Subject: Benefits of Reservations
Ministry: PERSONNEL, PUBLIC GRIEVANCES AND PENSIONS
Asked by: VIJAY KUMAR HANSDAK, HARISHCHANDRA DEORAM CHAVAN

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2440

(TO BE ANSWERED ON 26.12.2018)

## BENEFITS OF RESERVATIONS

## †2440. SHRI VIJAY KUMAR HANSDAK: SHRI HARISHCHANDRA CHAVAN:

Will the PRIME MINISTER be pleased to state:

- (a) whether a handful of city based dalits and scheduled tribes continue to enjoy the benefits of reservation in employment and other facilities even to the extent of filling 90 per cent of  reserved  category  seats  due  to  which  economically  and  socially  extreme  backward dalits and scheduled tribes are deprived of reservation;
- (b) if so, the reaction of the Government thereto including the details of dalits and scheduled tribes yet to get the benefits of reservation; and
- (c) the corrective steps taken by the Government in this regard and their outcome thereof?

## 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)  to  (c):    The  economic,  educational  and  social  development  schemes  for  Scheduled  Castes and Scheduled Tribes are administered by the Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment and Ministry  of  Tribal  Affairs,  respectively.  These  Schemes  are  implemented  through  State Government/  Union  Territory  administration  and  are  available  to  all  Scheduled  Caste  and Scheduled  Tribe  communities  on  pan  India  basis.  There  is  no  report  with  the  Department  of Social  Justice  and  Empowerment  which  shows  that  there  is  disproportionate  distribution  of reservation benefits in favour of urban Scheduled Castes compared to other Scheduled Castes.

No  study  has  been  carried  out  to  identify  the  beneficiaries  of  Scheduled  Castes  and Scheduled Tribes in employment in Central Government posts and services.

In so far as reservation in posts and services is concerned, reservation is provided to the candidates  from  Scheduled  Castes  and  Scheduled  Tribes  at  the  rate  of  15%  and  7.5%, respectively, which is applicable to all communities included in the list of Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes.

As  per  data  collected  online  through  Uniform  Resource  locator  (URL),  namely, 'Representation of Reserved Categories in Posts and Services in Government of India'(www.rrcps.nic.in),  the  total  number  of  Central  Government  employees  belonging  to Scheduled  Caste(SC)  and  Scheduled  Tribe(ST)  in  Group  A,  B  and  C  (including  Safai Karamcharis) as on 01.01.2014, 01.01.2015 and 01.01.2016 are as under;-

| As on      |   Total Number Employees |     SC |   Percentage |     ST |   Percentage |
|------------|--------------------------|--------|--------------|--------|--------------|
| 01.01.2014 |                  3096111 | 539582 |        17.43 | 257959 |         8.33 |
| 01.01.2015 |                  3306422 | 582099 |        17.61 | 274991 |         8.32 |
| 01.01.2016 |                  3258663 | 569886 |        17.49 | 276007 |         8.47 |

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