Question : SCS STS AND OBCS IN AUTONOMOUS OFFICES

( a ) whether the representation of SCs and STs in Class I ( Group A ) Services stood only at 10.68 % ( SCs-08.41 % and STs-2.27 % ) and in Class II ( Group B) Services only at 13.20 % ( SCs-09.68 % and STs-3.52 % ) as against 22.5 % quota prescribed for them (15 % for SCs and 7.5 % for STs) as on 1/1/1996 under Central Public Sector Enterprises:

(b) if so, the total number of `posts` in (i) Class I ( Group A) category and (ii) Class II ( Group B) and equivalents thereof under all (1) Public Sector Undertakings/Enterprises, (2) Statutory Organizations/Corporations, (3) Autonomous Organizations, Attached and Subordinate Offices under Ministry of External Affairs; and

(c) the number of persons belonging to (i) general, (ii) SC, (iii) STs and (iv) OBCs working against such posts and their respective percentages to such total posts as identified as per instructions under para 5 of DOPT OM No.36012/2/96-Estt.(res.) dated July 2,1997?

THE MINISTER OF EXTERNAL AFFAIRS( SHRI JASWANT SINGH )

( a ), (b) and (c) - There are no Public Sector Undertakings/Enterprises, Statutory Organizations/Corporations under the Ministry of External Affairs. The requisite information in respect of Indian Council for Cultural Relations (ICCR) - which is an autonomous organisation and Central Passport Organization (CPO) - which is a subordinate office under the Ministry of External Affairs, is being collected and the same will be placed on the Table of the House .