GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
MINISTRY OF PERSONNEL, PUBLIC GRIEVANCES AND PENSIONS
LOK SABHA
UNSTARRED QUESTION NO: 3227
ANSWERED ON: 22.03.2017
Promotion to Reserved Category
KAUSHAL KISHORE
Will the Minister of
PERSONNEL, PUBLIC GRIEVANCES AND PENSIONS be pleased to state:-
(a) whether the non-gazetted employees belonging to the SC/ST categories
working with the Central Government and the autonomous institutions are
not given promotion as per the reservation guidelines;
(b) if so, the reasons therefor;
(c) whether a number of proposals for amendments in the rules for promotion are under consideration of the Government; and
(d) if so, the details thereof and the reaction of the Government thereto?
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 to the members of
the Scheduled Castes and the Scheduled Tribes is provided in the matter
of promotion when promotion is made: (a) through Limited Departmental
Competitive Examination in Group B, Group C and Group D posts; (b) by
selection from Group B post to a Group A post or in Group B, Group C and
Group D posts; and (c) by non-selection in Group A, Group B, Group C
and Group D posts. Reservation in all the above cases is given at the
rate of 15 per cent for the Scheduled Castes and 7.5 per cent for the
Scheduled Tribes. However, reservation in promotion is not given in the
grades in which the element of direct recruitment, if any, exceeds 75
per cent.
As per extant instructions, Autonomous Bodies/Institutions including
Municipal Corporations, Cooperative Institutions etc. under the
administrative control of the Central Government also provide
reservation for Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes in their services
on the lines of the reservations in services under Central Government.
However, as desired by the Honble Supreme Court in Contempt Petition
No.314/2016, conveyed to the Law Officer and intimated by him,
instructions in pursuance were issued by Department of Personnel and
Training on 30.9.2016 not to rely upon Office Memorandum of 10.08.2010
for implementation of own merit concept in promotion for Scheduled
Castes and Scheduled Tribes. Due to this, there may be administrative
difficulties while considering cases for promotion of employees,
including SCs and STs, where selections in promotion have already been
made on own merit or are to be made by applying own merit by the
concerned cadre controlling authority.
(c): No, Madam.
(d): Does not arise in view of reply given to Part (c) above.
Source : Rajya Sabha
