Question : POST BASED ROSTERS



(a) whether it is a fact that the Supreme Court in case of R.K. Sabharwal Vs. State of Punjab as well as J.C. Mallick Vs. Ministry of Railways has held that `the Vacancy Based Rosters` can operate only till such, time the representation of persons belonging to the reserved categories reaches the prescribed percentage of reservation;

(b) if so, indicate the services i.e. Class I, II, III and Class IV category/grade under the Ministry of Agro and Rural Industries and Public Sector Undertakings/Autonomous/Attached/ Subordinate Organisations under its control where the representation of persons belonging to the SC/ST categories has reached the prescribed percentage of reservation and because of which `Post Based Rosters` have been introduced in place of `Vacancy Based Roster`; and

(c) furnish the reasons if `Post Based Rosters` are introduced in place of `Vacancy Based Rosters` in those categories of services also where representation has not reached the prescribed percentage of reservation?

Answer given by the minister


THE MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) IN THE MINISTRY OF SMALL SCALE INDUSTRIES, AGRO AND RURAL INDUSTRIES, MINISTER OF STATE IN THE DEPARTMENT OF PERSONNEL AND TRAINING, DEPARTMENT OF PENSIONS AND PENSIONERS WELFARE OF THE MINISTRY OF PERSONNEL, PUBLIC GRIEVANCES AND PENSIONS AND MINISTER OF STATE IN THE DEPARTMENTS OF ATOMIC ENERGY AND SPACE (SHRIMATI VASUNDHARA RAJE)

(a) to (c): The information is being collected and will be laid on the Table of the House.