Question : Reservation in Promotion

(a) whether the Government has firmed up its response to the issues emanating from Hon''ble Supreme Court judgement dated 19 October, 2006, in M. Nagaraj case for providing reservation in promotion to persons belonging to SCs and STs;

(b) if so, the details thereof;

(c) whether the Government proposes to revive the Constitution (One Hundred and Seventeenth Amendment) Bill which was passed by Rajya Sabha but lapsed due to dissolution of 15th Lok Sabha; and

(d) if so, the time by which the Government will take a decision in the matter?

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) to (d): In order to provide impediment free reservation in promotion to Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes after the judgement dated 19/10/2006 of the Hon’ble Supreme Court in M. Nagaraj’s case, the Government had introduced “the Constitution (One Hundred and Seventeen Amendment) Bill, 2012 in Rajya Sabha on 05/09/2012. The Bill was passed by the Rajya Sabha on 17/12/2012 and transmitted to Lok Sabha for consideration and passing. The Bill could not be discussed in the Lok Sabha and lapsed on the dissolution of the 15th Lok Sabha. The issues emanating from the judgment of the Hon’ble Supreme Court in M. Nagaraj’s case are under examination.
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