Lok Sabha Question No. 1239 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-02-09
Subject: Reservation for SCs
Ministry: SOCIAL JUSTICE AND EMPOWERMENT
Asked by: Ranjeeta Koli

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

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1239 TO BE ANSWERED ON 09.02.2021

## RESERVATION FOR SCs

## +1239 . SHRIMATI RANJEETA KOLI:

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

a) whether the Government has conducted any study to ascertain that reservation is given to the Scheduled Castes (SCs) in service so that the scheduled castes could avail the desired reservation; being

- (b) if so, the details thereof and the reaction of the Government in this regard; and
- (c) whether the shortcomings regarding reservation have been ascertained from the aforesaid study and if the details of these shortcomings?

## ANSWER

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

(a) to (c): A committee was constituted under the Chairmanship of Secretary. Department of Social Justice & Empowerment to make in-depth analysis of the reasons for non-filling up of reserved vacancies/less employability of Scheduled Castes (SCs), Scheduled Tribes (STs) , Other Backward Classes (OBCs) and Persons with Disabilities (PwDs) suggest remedial measures. On the basis of recommendation of the Committee, various time bound measures have been identified.

gist of various factors leading to less employability of SCs/STs/OBCs and PwDs for putting in place corrective Measures with reference to reserved  categories vacancies is annexed as Annexure:

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## Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 1239 for 09.02.2021 on "RESERVATION FOR SCs"

Gist of Various Factors Leading to Less   employability of Scheduled Castes   (SCs) , Scheduled Tribes  (STs), Other Backward Classes  (OBCs) and Person (PwDs) and Conclusion/Policy Strategies, Analysis of Vacancy Position etc

- Adequately   qualified candidates are and Group B posts   and technical/scientific posts. In Group C and Group D posts, recruitment failure is pronounced in respect of Scheduled Tribes candidates.
- 2 Person with Disabilities need attention in the matter of their employability. There are more than two crore PWDs in the country and nearly 75% of them live in rural areas. The to inclusion of persons with disabilities in the developmental activities is to equip them with the right kind of skills necessary for performing activities special key
- 3\_ Utilization of   funds for the benefit of persons with disabilities under various poverty alleviation schemes is much lower than the mandated 3%. Inadequate training effort for skill development and awareness among the stakeholders are apparently major contributors to poor utilization of funds reserved for persons with disabilities: All the schemes have the component for training: But as per available statistics only 0.05% is invested on it. This will have to be increased to the optimum level of 10% of the funds for a scheme: being
- 4\_ Identification of institutions, organizations at block/district level across the country, development of appropriate modules and convergence between implementing agencies and experts in the disability sectors will be crucial for the required skill development of the Persons with Disabilities.
- 5 There does not seem to be much problem of employability of reserved category candidates where the required qualification is as simple as matriculation or graduation. However; lack of like English   fluency or interview skills may be a reason for their   less employability.
- 6 Some posts required professional or Science qualifications like B.Sc /B.Sc(Agri)M.SC /M.SC (Agri)BEIB.Tech/MBBS/MD Diploma/ITICA/ICWAICFA etc\_ and qualified reserved category candidates are not available for posts   requiring professional qualifications. Even professionally qualified persons finishing training to enhance their chances for appointment: require
- 7\_ Scarcity of qualified reserved category persons results in job switch over or not joining after selection as better jobs: they get
- 8 In some cases, selection is done on or State wise. This also discourages reserved category candidates to join in areas which are far away from their native place.
- 9 Additional reasons for less employability of persons with disabilities are less identification of posts for   Persons with Disabilities, dearth of professional fied persons   especially in Hearing Impaired category as there are less professional schools/colleges for them and the situation is no better for Visualy Impaird persons. Minute specification physical requirement for the posts often resulting in mismatch and posts remain vacant: Moreover, lack of awareness of opportunities of employment due to their disabilities also caused less employability for them. qualif
10. Each of the Department needs to analyse whether the backlog is on account of a change in the job profile that has resulted in inadequate number of individuals from the target groups in the recruitment net owing to the reasons that   such   individuals not having   requisite skill or qualification. It is important that various kinds of skills set required would need to be analyzed and reviewed by the Departments:
- Department specialized posts need to devise policy strategies to ensure that individuals from the target group do not get excluded from the zone of consideration of such posts. The target groups may be provided as much exposure to employment oriented training and specific job oriented training with the initiative to publicise in the manner that it percolates to the maximum extent to prospective candidate. It is necessary that the strategy for enhancement of employability would also be inclusion of maximum number of candidates of these categories in the zone of consideration of reserved category having posts.
12. Though the educational qualifications prescribed in Recruitment Rules for a post cannot be diluted, desirable   qualifications may be   relaxed or not taken into account at all while considering candidature of SCs/STs/OBC candidates. This may be made conditional to obtain such desirable qualification after joining the service for which employing body should provide full support including tuition fee, special leave etc

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