Question : RESERVATION POLICY

(a) whether the Government have initiated action to bring out an Act of Parliament for effective implementation of the Provisions of Article 15(4) and 16(4) in the year 1993 as recommended by Dr. Ambedkar Birth Centenary Committee and as demanded by SC/ST MPs Forum in Memoranda dated 17-12-1996, 1-9-1997 and 23-7-1998 submitted to Prime Minister and further re-iterated in the SC/ST MPs Convention held during December 1999; and

(b) if so, the progress achieved in this regard so far?

THE MINISTER OF SOCIAL JUSTICE AND EMPOWERMENT (DR. SATYANARAYAN JATIYA)


(a) & (b) Bringing out an Act on reservation in services has been examined and in view of the fact that the executive instructions issued by the Government on the subject have the force of law and the executive instructions have the advantage of flexibility to meet the emerging needs.