Lok Sabha Question No. 571 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2015-12-02
Subject: Reservation for Disabled Persons
Ministry: PERSONNEL, PUBLIC GRIEVANCES AND PENSIONS
Asked by: ANANDRAO  ADSUL, PONNUSAMY VENUGOPAL, P. KUMAR, SUBHASH RAMRAO BHAMRE, SHOBHA KARANDLAJE

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 571

(TO BE ANSWERED ON 02.12.2015)

## RESERVATION FOR DISABLED PERSONS

## 571. SHRI ANANDRAO ADSUL:

DR. P. VENUGOPAL:

SHRI P. KUMAR:

DR. SUBHASH BHAMRE:

KUMARI SHOBHA KARANDLAJE:

Will the PRIME MINISTER be pleased to state:

- (a) the  percentage  of  reservation  of  Persons  with  Disabilities  (PwDs)  in  Civil  Service Examinations (CSE) and other examinations for Central Government jobs;
- (b) the  number of Physically Handicapped (PH) candidates who have not been selected by UPSC after clearing the CSE and in other examinations conducted by the central recruitment agencies during the last three years and the reasons therefor;
- (c) whether  the  Apex  Court  has  recently  given  direction  on  the  issue  of  reservation  in promotion for disabled persons in Government offices and if so, the details thereof; and
- (d) the  details  of  persons  with  disabilities  being  recruited  and  given  promotion  on  the basis  of  reservation  in  various  Central  Government  Ministries/  Departments  during the last two years and current year?

## 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):    As per the existing instructions dated 29.12.2005, reservation to the differently abled persons in the matter of promotion/recruitment to various categories of posts in government offices is as below:
- (i)        Three  percent  of  the  vacancies  in  case  of  direct  recruitment  to Group A, B, C and D posts  shall  be  reserved  for  persons  with  disabilities  of  which  one  per  cent  each  shall  be reserved for persons suffering from (i) blindness or low vision,  (ii) hearing impairment and (iii)  locomotor disability or cerebral  palsy in the posts identified for each disability;
- (ii) Three percent of the vacancies in case of promotion to Group D and Group C posts in which the element of direct recruitment, if any, does not exceed 75%, shall be reserved for persons with disabilities  of  which  one  percent  each  shall  be  reserved  for persons  suffering from  (i)  blindness  or  low  vision,  (ii)  hearing  impairment  and  (iii)  locomotor  disability  or cerebral palsy in the posts identified for each disability.

(b):      Union  Public  Service  Commission  has  informed  that  the  number  of  physically handicapped candidates recommended during  last 3  years who have cleared Civil Services Examination (CSE) is given below:

|   S. No. | Year     |   No of PH Candidates recommended by UPSC |
|----------|----------|-------------------------------------------|
|        1 | CSE 2012 |                                        34 |
|        2 | CSE 2013 |                                        30 |
|        3 | CSE 2014 |                                        53 |

Staff  Selection  Commission  has  informed  that  in  respect  of  various  examinations conducted  by  them  during  the  years  2012,  2013  and  2014,  the  number  of  physically handicapped candidates selected were 411, 841 and 638 respectively. Ministries/Departments issue appointment letters to the selected or recommended candidates for  appointment.  Materialization  of  appointment  in  some  cases  take  time    due  to  various reasons  like  non-joining  of  candidate,  delay  in  joining,  procedural  formalities  like  police verification etc.

(c):        The  Hon'ble  Supreme Court have been  giving direction from time to time but in its Order  dated  01.09.2015  in  the  Contempt  Petition  No.499/2014  in  Civil  Appeal  No. 9096/2013 and the Application for Clarification filed by this Department, inter-alia, made the following observations:

(i)        The  judgment  of  8.10.2013  of  the  Hon'ble  Supreme  Court  in  Civil  Appeal  No. 9096/2013  relates  to  the  manner  of  computing  3%  reservation  for  the  PWDs  and  on  the aspect  whether post based or vacancy based reservation must be adhered to;

(ii)      Para  51  of  the  judgment  of  8.10.2013  directed  that  the  manner  of  identification  of vacancies must be uniform in the case of all the groups viz. A, B, C and D.

(d):    As per details uploaded by various Departments/Ministries, the number of persons with disabilities appointed were as under:

|   As on January |   Number of Departments/ Ministries who have uploaded the information |   Number of Persons with Disabilities appointed |
|-----------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
|            2013 |                                                                    70 |                                             964 |
|            2014 |                                                                    55 |                                            2847 |
|            2015 |                                                                    29 |                                            1556 |

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