7th Pay Commission Reservation Policy
SC, ST, OBC Reservation Policy in Central Government Services – Roster, Percentage, and Rules
Reservation Policy in Central Government Services
Reservation in Appointment – Reservation in Promotion
The detailed brochure on Reservation For SC, ST, and Other Backward Classes in Services (PART-I) was published by DoPT with the following subtitles
- Introduction
- Scope of Reservation
- Relaxations and Concessions
- Determination of Reservation Quota
- Reservation Registers and Roster Registers
- Filling up of Reserved Vacancies
- De-reservation
- Verification of the claim of Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes and
- Other Backward Classes
- Monitoring and Institutional Safeguard
- Miscellaneous
As per Article 16 of the Constitution of India, given special care on equality and opportunity in the matter of Public Appointment. Providing reservations to SC, ST, and OBC in Central Government Services for more than 50 years.
Reservation of 15 percent for the members of the Scheduled Castes, 7.5 percent for the members of the Scheduled Tribes, and 27 percent for the members of the Other Backward Classes in the matter of appointment by direct recruitment to civil posts and civil services on all India basis by open competition.
Reservation Policy for Central Govt Employees
As per extant instructions, reservation is provided to Scheduled Castes (SCs), Scheduled Tribes (STs), and Other Backward Classes (OBCs) at the rate of 15%, 7.5%, and 27% respectively in case of direct recruitment on all India basis by open competition. In the case of direct recruitment on all India basis otherwise, than by open competition, the percentage fixed is 16.66% for SCs, 7.5% for STs, and 25.84% for OBCs.
In the case of direct recruitment to Group C posts normally attracting candidates from a locality or a region, the percentage of reservation for SC/ST/OBC is generally fixed on the basis of the proportion of their population in the respective States/Union Territories.
With the enactment of ‘The Rights of Persons with Disabilities Act, 2016’, reservation is also provided to Persons with Benchmark Disabilities against the posts and services of the Central Government at 4% of the total number of vacancies to be filled up by direct recruitment in the cadre strength in each group of posts i.e. Group A, B, and C.
As per Ex-servicemen (Re-employment in Central Services and Posts) Rules, 1979, as amended from time to time, 10% of the vacancies in the posts up to the level of the Assistant Commandant in all para-military forces; (ii) 10% of the vacancies in Group C posts; and (iii) 20% of the vacancies in Group D posts, to be filled by direct recruitment shall be reserved for ex-servicemen.
The persons belonging to Economically Weaker Sections (EWSs) who are not covered under the scheme of reservation for SCs, STs, and OBCs shall get a 10% reservation in direct recruitment in civil posts and services in the Government of India.
As per available data, the total number of employees appointed through direct recruitment, which may also include candidates selected on own merit, in the grade of Safai Karamcharis belonging to SCs, STs, and OBCs in Central Government Ministries/Departments including their attached/subordinate offices as on 01.01.2014, 01.01.2015 and 01.01.2016 is given below:-
| As on | Total | SC | ST | OBC | Others |
| 01.01.2014 | 2044 | 484 | 173 | 710 | 677 |
| 01.01.2015 | 4959 | 899 | 358 | 1545 | 2157 |
| 01.01.2016 | 2452 | 590 | 153 | 721 | 988 |
As per available data, the total number together with a representation of SCs, STs, and OBCs in the grade of Safai Karamcharis as on 01.01.2014, 01.01.2015, and 01.01.2016 is given below:-
| As on | Total | SC | ST | OBC | Others |
| 01.01.2014 | 56584 | 22343 | 3996 | 6460 | 23785 |
| 01.01.2015 | 47812 | 20612 | 2883 | 5859 | 18458 |
| 01.01.2016 | 48951 | 22108 | 3379 | 7076 | 16388 |
The above data is consolidated in respect of Central Government Ministries/Departments and their attached and subordinate offices spread all over the country. This data is not maintained State-wise.
This information was provided by the Union Minister of State (Independent Charge) Development of North-Eastern Region (DoNER), MoS PMO, Personnel, Public Grievances & Pensions, Atomic Energy and Space, Dr. Jitendra Singh in a written reply to a question in Lok Sabha today. [Source: PIB]