Question : POST RESERVED UNDER DOPT

(a) whether the representation of Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes in Class I (Group A) services stood only at 13.59% (SCs-10.38% and STs-3.21%) and in Class II (Group B) services only at 14.41% (SCs-11.73% and Scheduled Tribes-2.68%) as against 22.5% quota prescribed for them (15% for SCs and 7.5% in respect of STs) as on January 1, 1998 under the Union Government;

(b) if so, indicate total number of `posts` in Class I (Group A) category and Class II (Group B) category and equivalents thereof under the Ministry of Power; and

(c) the persons belonging to General, SC, ST and OBC categories working against them including their respective percentage to such posts as ascertained in view of instructions as contained under para 5 of DoPT OM No.36012/2/96-Estt. (Res.) dated July 2, 1997?

THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF POWER ( SHRIMATI JAYAWANTI MEHTA )


(a) : Representation of Scheduled Castes (SCs) and Scheduled Tribes (STs) as on 1.1.1998 under Central Government in Group A Services was 14.24% (SCs-10.8% and STs-3.44%) and in Group B Services it was 15.37% ( SCs-12.35% and STs-3.02%).

(b) & (c) : The requisite information is furnished in Annexure.

ANNEXURE

ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PARTS (b) & (c) OF THE LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.749 TO BE ANSWERED ON 22.11.2001.

Group	Total no No. of	General (%)	SC(%)	ST(%)	OBC (%)	of posts persons in position
A(+)	427	372	274 (64.16)	0 (16.39)	14 (3.27)	14 (3.27)
B	433	425	351 (81.06)	66 (15.24)	05 (1.15)	03(0.6)
(+)	Position in respect of the posts in Central Electricity Authority only as the	Cadres/posts belonging to Group A Services are centrally controlled by the	Department of Personnel & Training.