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Representation of SC, ST, OBC, Minorities and the Women on Selection
Board/Committees

The undersigned is directed to draw attention of the Ministries/Departments to this
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Department's O.M. No.42011/15/1995-Estt(SCT) dated 11 July, 1995. Para 2 provided as
follows:-

“2. In partial modification of the above instructions it has now been decided that
wherever a Selection Committee Board exists or has to be constituted for making
recruitment to ten or more vacancies in Group 'C' or Group 'D' posts or services it shall
be mandatory to have one Member belonging to SC/ST/OBC and one Member belonging
to Minority Community in such Committees/Boards. Further, one of the Members of the
Selection Committees/Boards whether from the general category or from the minority

community or from SC, ST, OBC should be a lady failing which a lady member should be
co-opted on the Committee/Board. It may please be ensured that where the number of
vacancies against which the selection is to be made is less than ten no effort should be
spared in finding SC/ST/OBC officer, minority community officer and a lady officer as
explained in para (2) for inclusion in such Committees/Boards.”

2. The matter has been reviewed and in partial modification of above instructions, it has
now been decided that wherever a Selection Committee/Board exist or has to be constituted
for making recruitment to 10 or more vacancies in any level of posts or services, it shall be
mandatory to have one Member belonging to SC/ST, one Member belonging to OBC category
and one Member belonging to Minority Community in such Committees/Boards. Further, one
of the members of the Selection Committee/Board, whether from the general category or from
the minority community or from the SC/ST/OBC community should be a lady failing which a

lady member should be co-opted on the Committee/Board. It may also be ensured that where
the number of vacancies against which selection is to be made is less than ten, no effort should
be spared in finding the SC/ST, OBC officer and the Minority Committee Officer and a lady
officer, for inclusion in such Committees/Boards.

3. Similar instructions in Public Sector Undertakings and Financial Institutions including
Public Sector Banks will be issued by Department of Public Enterprises and Ministry of Finance
respectively.

[DOPT OM No. 42011/2/2014- Estt. (Res.) dated 13-02-2014]

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