http://www.deccanchronicle.com/hyderabad/centre-de-reserve-sc-st-quota-jobs-358
Centre to de-reserve SC, ST quota in jobs By By Our Correspondent Dec 14 2009 Dec. 13: The Centre has worked out a plan to de-reserve posts which are otherwise meant only for those belonging to the Scheduled Castes (SCs), Scheduled Tribes (STs) and Other Backward Classes (OBCs). A ministry of personnel, P.G. and pensions, department of personnel and training, office memorandum (OM) says such an unlocking of quota could be done in the “larger public interest” as many posts in the government lie vacant despite the numerous special recruitment drives to hire SCs, STs and OBCs. The government, in its OM, has told all ministries and departments that they might propose de-reserving such posts. While conceding that there is a “general ban” on de-reservation of reserved vacancies in cases of direct recruitment, the OM, a copy of which is with this newspaper, says: “How- ever, in rare and exceptional cases, when a vacancy cannot be allowed to remain vacant in public interest, the administrative ministry or department may prepare a proposal for de-reservation of vacancy.” The government has left the issue to the subjective wisdom of the authorities to take a call. ------------------------------------ ---- INFORMATION OVERLOAD? Get all ZESTCaste mails sent out in a span of 24 hours in a single mail. Subscribe to the daily digest version by sending a blank mail to zestmedia-dig...@yahoogroups.com, OR, if you have a Yahoo! Id, change your settings at http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ZESTMedia/join/ PARTICIPATE:- On this list you can share caste news, discuss caste issues and network with like-minded anti-caste people from across India and the world. Just write to zestcaste@yahoogroups.com TELL FRIENDS TO SIGN UP:- If you got this mail as a forward, subscribe to ZESTCaste by sending a blank mail to zestcaste-subscr...@yahoogroups.com OR, if you have a Yahoo! ID, by visiting http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ZESTCaste/join/ Also have a look at our sister list, ZESTMedia: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ZESTMedia/Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ZESTCaste/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ZESTCaste/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: zestcaste-dig...@yahoogroups.com zestcaste-fullfeatu...@yahoogroups.com <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: zestcaste-unsubscr...@yahoogroups.com <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/