IMPLEMENTATION OF RESERVATION POLICY

All establishments of the Government of India are implementing the policy of reservation in services in all Groups including Group ‘B’ and ‘C’.

Number of Scheduled Caste (SC), Scheduled Tribe (ST), Other Backward Class (OBC) and General category candidates appointed by direct recruitment in Group ‘B’ and ‘C’ posts during the years 2008, 2009 and 2010 is given in the following table:

	Group B			Group C
	2008	2009	2010	2008	2009	2010
SC	340	566	602	8369	10851	9895
ST	112	289	286	4848	6750	6832
OBC	367	1246	1117	13706	20405	17963
General	682	2060	2495	20725	58614	37921
	1501	4161	4500	47648	96620	72611

This was stated by Shri V. Narayanasamy, Minister of State of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pension and Prime Minister Office in written reply to a question by Sh. Shadi Lal Batra in the Rajya Sabha on 23.08.2012