The Hindu: New Delhi: Thursday, 10th September
2026.
DoPT says information on such proposals scattered across departments, Ministries; NCSC had earlier criticised Centre’s ‘incomplete’ proposals to fill reserved posts with general category candidates
The DoPT clarification comes amid a recent complaint from the National Commission for Scheduled Castes (NCSC) that the Centre’s de-reservation proposals were often incomplete and didn’t reveal alternative efforts made to fill reserved vacancies.
The Department of Personnel and Training (DoPT) has said that it does not have “readily available” data on the number of de-reservation proposals it had received from various Ministries and departments of the Union government over the last six years. De-reservation is the practice of filling a reserved position with a general category candidate.
De-reservation is the practice of filling a reserved position with a general category candidate.
The DoPT clarification comes amid a recent complaint from the National Commission for Scheduled Castes (NCSC) that the Centre’s de-reservation proposals were often incomplete and did not reveal alternative efforts made to fill reserved vacancies. The NCSC had, therefore, decided to launch a probe into such proposals, to ensure effective implementation of the reservation policy.
According to regulations for government recruitment issued by the DoPT, there is a general ban on de-reserving posts, with very specific exceptions.
In response to queries from The Hindu under the Right to Information Act of 2005, the DoPT cited Section 7(9) of the law to say that gathering the information on de-reservation proposals would “disproportionately divert the resources of the public authority”.
DoPT says information on such proposals scattered across departments, Ministries; NCSC had earlier criticised Centre’s ‘incomplete’ proposals to fill reserved posts with general category candidates
The DoPT clarification comes amid a recent complaint from the National Commission for Scheduled Castes (NCSC) that the Centre’s de-reservation proposals were often incomplete and didn’t reveal alternative efforts made to fill reserved vacancies.
The Department of Personnel and Training (DoPT) has said that it does not have “readily available” data on the number of de-reservation proposals it had received from various Ministries and departments of the Union government over the last six years. De-reservation is the practice of filling a reserved position with a general category candidate.
De-reservation is the practice of filling a reserved position with a general category candidate.
The DoPT clarification comes amid a recent complaint from the National Commission for Scheduled Castes (NCSC) that the Centre’s de-reservation proposals were often incomplete and did not reveal alternative efforts made to fill reserved vacancies. The NCSC had, therefore, decided to launch a probe into such proposals, to ensure effective implementation of the reservation policy.
According to regulations for government recruitment issued by the DoPT, there is a general ban on de-reserving posts, with very specific exceptions.
In response to queries from The Hindu under the Right to Information Act of 2005, the DoPT cited Section 7(9) of the law to say that gathering the information on de-reservation proposals would “disproportionately divert the resources of the public authority”.
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