New Delhi: The Center said on Wednesday Supreme court That if its policy of giving reservation in promotion to SC/ST employees is revoked, it may lead to “employee unrest” as more than four and a half lakh employees were promoted under the policy during 2007 to 2020. and there may be an adverse order. serious and widespread impact.
Defending its policy, which was quashed by the Delhi HC in 2017, the Center in its affidavit said that it is in line with the constitutional provisions/law laid down by this court and the representation of SCs and STs in government jobs is inadequate. . It said that giving quota in promotion to SC and ST employees did not hamper the efficiency of administration as promotions were given only to those officers who fulfill the performance criteria and are declared fit.
Keeping the data of 75 ministries and departments under the jurisdiction of the Centre, the affidavit said that out of the total staff strength of 27,55,430, 4,79,301 are SC, 2,14,738 are ST and the number of OBC employees is 4, 57,148. SC 17.3%, ST 7.7% and OBC 16.5% of the total central government employees in percentage terms.
“If the case is not allowed, he will be required to withdraw the benefits of reservation in promotion SC/ST employees. This may lead to repatriation of SC and ST employees, rescheduling of their pay, including rescheduling of pension of several employees who may retire in the meantime, recovery of additional salary/pension paid to them Might be possible. This will lead to multiple lawsuits and employee unrest,” the affidavit said.
It added that the data on representation of SCs, STs and OBCs at the cadre level in each service is not only scrutinized by the respective Cadre Controlling Officers in the respective Ministries/Departments, but also analyzed by the DoPT. National Commission of SC and STs, Parliamentary Committee and MPs who have expressed concern over inadequate representation. “Addressed through the inadequacy of representation” Department of Personnel & Training The OM dated July 2, 1997, which provides for the maintenance of a post-based reservation roster to ensure that the quota for SC/ST in each category does not exceed the prescribed limit.
Administrative efficiency is ensured through the system of APARs (Annual Performance Appraisal Report), which assesses the work output, personal characteristics and functional ability of each officer and these APARs are evaluated before promotion to higher grades ,” it said.
Defending its policy, which was quashed by the Delhi HC in 2017, the Center in its affidavit said that it is in line with the constitutional provisions/law laid down by this court and the representation of SCs and STs in government jobs is inadequate. . It said that giving quota in promotion to SC and ST employees did not hamper the efficiency of administration as promotions were given only to those officers who fulfill the performance criteria and are declared fit.
Keeping the data of 75 ministries and departments under the jurisdiction of the Centre, the affidavit said that out of the total staff strength of 27,55,430, 4,79,301 are SC, 2,14,738 are ST and the number of OBC employees is 4, 57,148. SC 17.3%, ST 7.7% and OBC 16.5% of the total central government employees in percentage terms.
“If the case is not allowed, he will be required to withdraw the benefits of reservation in promotion SC/ST employees. This may lead to repatriation of SC and ST employees, rescheduling of their pay, including rescheduling of pension of several employees who may retire in the meantime, recovery of additional salary/pension paid to them Might be possible. This will lead to multiple lawsuits and employee unrest,” the affidavit said.
It added that the data on representation of SCs, STs and OBCs at the cadre level in each service is not only scrutinized by the respective Cadre Controlling Officers in the respective Ministries/Departments, but also analyzed by the DoPT. National Commission of SC and STs, Parliamentary Committee and MPs who have expressed concern over inadequate representation. “Addressed through the inadequacy of representation” Department of Personnel & Training The OM dated July 2, 1997, which provides for the maintenance of a post-based reservation roster to ensure that the quota for SC/ST in each category does not exceed the prescribed limit.
Administrative efficiency is ensured through the system of APARs (Annual Performance Appraisal Report), which assesses the work output, personal characteristics and functional ability of each officer and these APARs are evaluated before promotion to higher grades ,” it said.