Inclusion of SC/ST category and Minority community members in the Selection Boards / Committees

No. 39016/7(S)/2006-Estt.(B)
Government of India
Ministry of Personnel Public Grievances & Pensions
Department of Personnel & Training
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New Delhi, the 4^th June 2010

OFFICE MEMORANDUM

Subject: Inclusion of SC/ST category and Minority community members in the Selection Boards / Committees.

       The undersigned is directed to draw attention of the Ministries / Departments to this Department's O.M. of even number dated 8.1.1007 which was issued in pursuance of the Prime Minister's New 15 Point Programme for welfare of Minorities. Para 3 (i) and (ii) of the aforesaid O.M. provided as follows:-

      (i) The composition of Selection Committees should be representative. It shoultl be mdatory to have one member belonging to SC/ST and one member belonging to mininority commnunity in Selection Boards/Committees for making recruitment to I0 or more vacancies.

      (ii) Where the number of vacancies against which selection is to be made is less than 10, efforts should he made to have the Scheduled Caste/Tribes officer and a Minority commnunity officer included in such Committees / Boards.

2.       A doubt has been expressed regarding the applicability of above instructions in respect of Group A and B posts. It is re-iterated that the above instructions are applicable to Selection Committees / Boards for making recruitment to Group A and B posts also. Accordingly, all concerned authorities are requested to comply with the above guidelines while making recruitment to any category of posts.

(C.A.Subramanian)
Director

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Complaints regarding Schedule Tribes Certificates

During 2008-09 the Ministry of Tribal Affairs has received references for verification of Scheduled Tribe’s Certificates from different Ministries/Departments/Organizations etc. The Ministry has referred these cases to the concerned State Governments/UT Administrations for appropriate action. The Government of India has issued various circulars from time to time for proper issuance and verification of Scheduled Tribe’s Certificates.

Following the decision of the apex court in the case of Kumari Madhuri Patil & others Vs. State of Maharashtra & others, the Ministry of Tribal Affairs has again circulated in June, 2004, the instructions of the Supreme Court to streamline the procedure for the issuance of social status certificates, their scrutiny and their approval to all State Governments/UT Administrations.

This information was given by the Minister of State in the Ministry of Tribal Affairs Dr. Tushar A. Chaudhary in a written reply in the Rajya Sabha today.