The government has set up a committee to make an in-depth analysis of
the reasons behind a huge backlog in filling up of vacancies under
reserved categories.
A 20-member committee headed by the Secretary, Ministry of Social
Justice and Empowerment, will suggest measures to enhance the
employability of reserved category candidates.
An analysis of available data and consultation with various Ministries
indicated that lack of finishing skills or interview skills, less
availability of professionally qualified persons, less identification of
posts for Persons with Disabilities, dearth of professionally qualified
persons especially in hearing impaired category of disability were some
of the reasons for less employability of SCs, STs, OBCs and persons
with disabilities in the government sector.
The committee members are from various Central Government ministries
including Ministry of Home Affairs, Department of Personnel &
Training, Ministry of Human Resources Development, Ministry of Railways,
Union Public Service Commission, and Railway Recruitment Board. The
committee will submit its report within a period of three months.
The government had launched a Special Recruitment Drive (SRD) to fill up
the backlog in reserved vacancies of the SCs, STs and OBCs in November,
2008. Progress of the drive was reviewed in July 2011, and it was
decided to re-launch the drive so as to fill up the remaining identified
vacancies by 31st March, 2012.
The progress of the SDR was reviewed again in May 2013 and it was noted
that of a total of 64,175 backlog vacancies (including direct
recruitment and promotion quota) only 48,034 vacancies were filled up,
indicating overall success rate of the drive at about 75 per cent.
Source : The Hindu , 21st August 2013
There is bifurcation of castes even in quota of disabled, like Open-OH, SC-HI, ST-VI and so on. I think that is the reason for above...Apart from that Indian society looks up at PWD with a 16th century mentality...Decision makers at top are themselves skeptical about going ahead with the target. There skepticism percolates at all levels.
ReplyDeleteWe have to find out our own way by helping each other and helping ourselves.