20 Percent Reservation in Promotions for Scheduled Caste Category Employees in Group-A & Group-B Posts of Haryana Government

20 Percent Reservation in Promotions for Scheduled Caste Category Employees in Group-A & Group-B Posts of Haryana Government.

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(Letter No. 22/56/2023-5HR-III,  Dated: October 7, 2023, Government of Haryana.)

The Haryana Government in exercise of the powers conferred article 16 (4A) of the Constitution of India has decided to grant the benefit of Reservation in Promotion in all the cadres of Group-A & Group-B Posts, to the Employees belonging to Scheduled Castes, to the extent of 20 Percent of the Sanctioned posts of Promotional  Quota Subject to the following terms and conditions. 

** This benefit will be admissible on the Posts of Group-A & Group-B of the Haryana Government.

** This benefit is admissible where the number of sanctioned posts to be filled up through promotion is two or more. 

** This benefit will be implemented Cadre wise considering the total number of sanctioned posts to be filled up through promotion.

** The Departmental Promotion Committee, the Competent Authority for promotion to the Post of Group A &Group B, shall on the basis of number of employees belonging to Scheduled Castes already appointed to the promotional posts, come to a conclusive opinion on their current representation on promotional posts being 20 Percent or not.

** Where the actual representation is less than 20 Percent only the eligible Scheduled Castes Employees working on Feeder Post will be considered first against the vacant Posts of Promotion Quota up to the Extent of Shortfall. 

** For the Purpose of Determination of Cadre Wise adequacy of the Present Representation, all employees belonging to the Scheduled Castes who are working on any Group-A or Group-B Posts, as the case may be, filled up through Promotion will be considered irrespective of the manner of appointment to the said Promotional Post. 

** The Employees not belonging to the Scheduled Castes who have already been promoted to a Post of Group-A or Group-B  will not be reverted to fulfill any current deficiency  of 20 Percent Deficiency of Scheduled Caste Employees. The Deficiency will be completed immediately upon availability of promotional Quota Post.

** No Employee belonging to SC who is otherwise eligible, will be deprived of Promotion just because the limit of 20 Percent Reservation has already exceeded or would exceed on account of his promotion on Seniority-cum-Merit.

** The Roster points as already allocated by the Government in the instructions issued vide No. 22/10/2013-1GS-III, dated 15.07.2014 or as amended from time to time, for the purpose of Direct Recruitment against the Posts of Group-A and Group-B reserved for SC Candidates will be applicable. 

** Where an eligible Employee belonging to SC is not available for Promotion against a promotional post reserved as per the Roster, an eligible Employee of another Category may be Promoted.

** This benefit will be without consequential seniority in the Promotional Post.

** The Appointing Authority shall issue the Promotion Orders only after satisfying itself that the conditions mentioned in these instructions have been fully complied with.