Question : APPOINTMENT OF OBCS SCS STS ON MERIT

(a) whether it is a fact that as provided under para 11 of Explanatory Notes to DoPT OM No.36012/2/96-Estt (Res) dated 2.7.1997 persons belonging to SCs/STs and OBCs who are selected on merit are not required to be shown against the quota of vacancies/posts reserved for their communities;

(b) if so, indicate total number of persons belonging to SCs, STs and OBCs who have been selected/recruited/promoted on merit to different categories of services and not counted against the `reserved quota of vacancies/posts` for their communities during each of the last five years under Ministry of Road Transport and Highways; and

(c) indicate instances if candidates belonging to SCs, STs and OBCs who have been selected on merit but shown/adjusted against vacancies/posts reserved for their communities with reasons?

MINISTER OF STATE FOR ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) (MAJOR GEN.(RETD.) B. C. KHANDURI, AVSM)

(a) Yes, Sir.

(b)&(c) The Ministry of Road Transport and Highways was created after the splitting of the erstwhile Ministry of Surface Transport and the formal bifurcation of the staff came into force with effect from 1.6.2001 only. As such, information in respect of the Ministry is Nil.