Union Cabinet clears the proposal
to introduce Constitution amendment bill in the ongoing session on Parliament
for enacting Reservation for SC/SCT in promotions.
The government today cleared a
proposal that would allow it to provide reservation for Scheduled Castes and
Scheduled Tribes in promotion in state jobs.
The Union Cabinet, at a meeting
chaired by Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, approved the proposal for making
provisions for quotas for SC/STs in promotions in government jobs.
The Cabinet nod clears the decks
for introduction of a Constitution Amendment Bill in the ongoing session of
Parliament, which has been a long-standing demand of all parties, barring the
Samajwati Party.
An all-party meeting, convened by
the Prime Minister on August 21, had discussed the issue of reservation in
promotion specifically in the wake of the decision of the Supreme Court
striking down reservation in promotion to SCs and STs in Uttar Pradesh.
Most political parties had
favoured a legally sustainable legislation in the backdrop of the Supreme Court
order.
The proposed bill seeks to amend
at least four articles of the Constitution to enable the government to provide
quota in promotions to SC/STs. BSP leader Mayawati had raised the issue in
Parliament after the Supreme Court had on April 28 struck down her government’s
decision in this regard.
Parliament had witnessed
disruptions on the issue in the current as well as previous session.
Source:
Hindustan Times
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