Hooda ups reservation for backward classes

June 16, 2014 01:37 am | Updated 01:37 am IST - Chandigarh:

With a clear eye to the Assembly polls likely to be held October this year, Haryana Chief Minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda on Sunday announced his government’s decision to increase the quantum of reservation for backward classes, special backward classes and economically backward classes.

The enhancement of reservation benefit for these categories will be in direct recruitment in Class I and II posts, a spokesman said here.

The decision was taken by the State Cabinet at its meeting here on Sunday.

Mr. Hooda said that against the present quantum of 10 per cent reservation for backward classes, now it would be 10 per cent for backward classes (A category) and five per cent for backward classes (B category).

The quantum of reservation for special backward classes and economically backward classes has been increased to five per cent from existing four per cent.

The Cabinet also decided that, as a one-time measure, any employee appointed against a sanctioned post who has completed or will complete 10 years of service by a cut-off date of Dec 31, 2018, will be considered for regularisation, even though the original appointment may not have been made through the process of advertisement and interview. This will, however, be subject to satisfactory service record. — IANS

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