(a) whether OBC reservation is being implemented/followed in recruitment of all faculty posts of Professor/Associate professor/Assistant Professor in central universities and if so, the details thereof;
(b) the steps taken by the Government to fillup the backlog of OBC faculty posts in Delhi University; and
(c) whether the Government has given any direction to Delhi University in this regard and if so, the details thereof?
MINISTER OF HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT
(SMT. SMRITI ZUBIN IRANI)
(a) to (c) The Government, in exercise of the powers vested under Section 20(1) of the University Grants Commission (UGC) Act, 1956, has directed the UGC to ensure effective implementation of the reservation policy in the Central Universities and those of institutions Deemed to be Universities receiving aid from the public funds except in Minority Institutions under Article 30(1) of the Constitution.
UGC issues instructions from time to time to all Central Universities for (i) implementation of SC/ST/PWD/OBC Reservation Policy of the Govt./ UGC (ii) strict compliance of reservation policy, (iii) display of reservation roster on University website and (iv) filling up of remaining identified backlog reserved vacancies of these categories in teaching and non- teaching posts.
The Guidelines issued by UGC for strict implementation of reservation policy of the Government in Universities, Deemed to be Universities, Colleges and other Grant-in-Aid Institutions and Centres, is available on the website of UGC.
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