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Govt: 11,966 reserved posts vacant 18 Jun, 2007 l 0118 hrs ISTlTIMES NEWS NETWORK AHMEDABAD: As many as 12,000 government jobs reserved for scheduled caste (SC), scheduled tribe (ST) and socially and economically backward castes (SEBC) are still vacant. According to an affidavit filed by the state in the Gujarat High Court, total backlog of reserved vacancies outstanding in SC, ST, and SEBC category was 11,966 as on January 31, 2006. The education department has the highest backlog with 4813 vacancies, followed by 2,455 in health and family welfare department and 2,299 in the home department as on January 31, 2006. This figure was 13,493 as on December 31, 1998. The government has filed this affidavit in response to a public interest litigation by Upendrarai Brahmbhatt, who has sought details of the steps taken by the state for filling up the backlog of vacancies in the state. In the affidavit, M S Damor, deputy secretary in the government's social justice and empowerment department, has also stated that the government had decided to complete the appointment process within six months by direct recruitment and also within three months by promotion decided by departmental promotion committee. This was decided in a meeting chaired by state chief secretary on April 11, 2007. Damor also stated that if there weren't enough candidates for the promotional posts, the same will be sent for direct recruitment. According to the affidavit, there were 3,233 vacant reserved seats in the state government as on July 1, 2000 against 7,967 in the board and corporation services. He has stated that the decrease in the number of vacant reserved seats from 13,493 (in 1998) to 11,200 (in 2000) was because the government had, in the 18 months from January 1, 1999, filled 363 posts in government services and 1,930 posts in board and corporations. As per the figures made available in the court, of the 3233 (in 2000) vacant posts in state government, there are 28 vacancies in class I, 618 in class II, 2,110 in class III and 479 in class IV cadre. In the board corporation, there are 214 (in 2000) vacant posts in class I, 172 in class II, 7,252 in class III and 329 in class IV cadre. In all, there are 7,967 vacancies in board corporations. Damor has also stated that there were 852 SC vacancies, 6,319 vacancies in ST and 4,795 vacancies in SEBC category in the state government and board corporation as on January 1, 2006.
