Punjab warns action against de-reserve of posts for other categories without getting prior approval

Chandigarh, September 21, 2014: The Punjab Government has issued strict directives against de-reserving posts of reserved categories for other categories without getting prior approval from the Welfare Department’s Reservation Cell.

The communiqué despatched to all Heads of Departments, Divisional Commissioners, Deputy Commissioners, Registrar Punjab and Haryana High Court, all Sessions Judges and Sub Divisional Magistrates clarified that the filling of vacant posts of reserved categories from other categories without approval would lead to a strict disciplinary action. The letter confirmed that if the posts reserved for SCs/BCs were lying vacant due to non-availability of qualified SC/BC category candidates then the posts could not be de-reserved without getting prior approval from Reservation Cell of Welfare Department.

Disclosing this here today an official spokesperson said that if there was non-availability of eligible candidates from reserved categories then the department concerned would send a detailed dossiers of proposed conversion of posts explaining that why these posts could not be filled from reserved categories? He said that department would also have to explain the efforts done for filling these posts from reserved categories.

The spokesperson said that it has been observed that some departments were violating the reservation laws and taking decisions in this regard at their own level without getting permission from Reservation Cell. He said the state government has taken a serious note in this regard as it affects the interests of Scheduled Castes and Backward Classes.

The Spokesman said that there were provisions to initiate strict actions against erring Officers/Employees, who were not implementing Reservation Policy in true spirit. He also clarified that no ex-post facto sanction or approval would be given to any department after filling of post without obtaining mandatory approval from concerned authority and strict action would be initiated in such cases. He also clarified that Non-Availability Certificate from Director Scheduled Castes and Backward Classes department was mandatory, in case of non-availability of eligible reserved candidates after all efforts. He said in promotion cases the prior approval by the concerned Administration Section of department from Reservation Cell was also mandatory.

Welfare Minister Gulzar Singh Ranike adding that impartial and proper implementation of Reservation Policy was constitutional responsibility of all departments and erring officers/employees would have to face the flak.

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