Lok Sabha Question No. 356 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2020-02-04
Subject: Vacant Posts for SCs and OBCs
Ministry: SOCIAL JUSTICE AND EMPOWERMENT
Asked by: Umesh G. Jadhav

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF SOCIAL JUSTICE AND EMPOWERMENT LOK SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 356 TO BE ANSWERED ON 04.02.2020

## VACANT POSTS FOR SCs AND OBCs

356. DR. UMESH G. JADHAV:

## Will the Minister of SOCIAL JUSTICE AND EMPOWERMENT be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the seats reserved for Scheduled Castes/Other Backward Classes in education and jobs are lying vacant/difficult to fill;
- (b) if the details thereof; State-wise So,
- (c) the steps taken by the Government to fill the vacant jobs; and
- (d) the reasons for the prevalence of such vacancies/difficulty in getting candidates for the same?

## MINISTER OF STATE FOR SOCIAL JUSTICE AND EMPOWERMENT (SHRI RATTAN LAL KATARIA)

(a) to (d) The information with regard to reservation in jobs and education is dealt by Department of' Personnel & Training and  Ministry of Human  Resource and   Development respectively. being

As per the Department of Personnel & Training; vacant posts of reserved calegory candidates are not centrally  maintained, as the recruitment process is carried out by controlling authorities through concerned recruitment agencies.

Filling up of vacancies, including backlog reserved vacancies; is a continuous process. However; Department of Personnel and Training has already issued instructions to all the Ministries/Department to constitute an in-house committee to identify reserved vacancies, study of the root reserved vacancies, initiation of measures to remove such factors and to fill up such vacancies through special recruitment drive. backlog backlog

Department of Personnel & monitors the progress in respect of up of backlog reserved vacancies for Scheduled Caste (SCs,) Scheduled Tribes (STs) and Other Backward Classes (OBCs) with ten Ministries Departments, more than 90% of the employees in Central Government. Training filling having

Out of these ten Ministries Departments, six Ministries/Departments have informed that as on 3142,2017,out of 13968 backlog vacancies for SCs and 20044 backlog vacancies for OBO 6186 vacancies for SCs and 9185 backlog vacancies for OBCs were filled up. As on 01.01.2018, 7782 backlog vacancies for SCs and 10859 backlog vacancies for OBCs remained unfilled. backlog

Besides the above six, three more Ministries/Departments have informed that as on 31.12.2018, out of 9624 backlog vacancies for SCs and 7293 vacancies for OBCs, 7911 vacancies for SCs and 5520 backlog vacancies for OBCs were filled up. As on 01.01.2019,1713 backlog vacancies for SCs and 1773 backlog vacancies for OBCs remained unfilled. backlog backlog

As per the  Department of  Higher   Education, the   information   regarding vacant seats for Scheduled Castes & Other Backward Classes (OBCs) in Centrally Funded Educational Institutions is not centrally maintained.

The Central Educational  Institutions (CEI) (Reservation  in  Admission) Act; 2006 provides reservation  for students belonging to the Scheduled Castes (SCs), Scheduled Tribes (STs) & Other Backward Classes (OBCs) in Central Educational Institutions (CEIs) established, maintained or aided by the Central Government:

As per   the CEI (Reservation in   Admission) Act, 2006 read with Institutions (Reservation in Admission) Amendment Act, 2012, ut of annual permitted strength in each branch of study or faculty, 15% seats are to be reserved for Scheduled Castes; 7.5% for Scheduled Tribes and 27% for Other Backward Classes

University Grants Commission (UGC) has issued a circular letter No. F. 1-5/2006 (SCT) dated 19.11.2012 regarding the Central Educational Institutions (Reservation in Admission) Amendment Act; 2012 to all Universities for compliance and necessary action: There is also a monitoring system in UGC and AICTE to monitor the implementation of the reservation policy.