FNo.42011/2/2014-Estt (Res)

Government of India 

Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances & Pensions 

Department of Personnel &Training 

.... 

New Delhi, dated the 13" February, 2014 

OFFICE MEMORANDUM 

Subject: Representation of SC, ST, OBC, Minorities and the Women on 

Selection BoardlCommittees. 

The undersigned is directed to draw attention of the MinistriesIDepartments to this Department's O.M. No.4201111511995-Estt(SCT) dated 1lthhly, 1995. Para 2 provided as follows:- 'L 2. [n 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 SCISTIORC and one Membcr belonging to Minority Community in such CommitteeslBoards. Further, one of the Members of the Selection CommitteesBoards whether koin 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 CommitteeBoard. 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 SCISTIOBC officer, minority community officer and a lady officer as explained in para (2) for inclusion in such ComrnitteeslBoards. " 

2. The matter has been reviewed and in partial modification of above instructions, it has now been decided that wherever a Selection CommitteeIBoard exist or has to be constituted for making recruitment to 10 01. more vacancies in any level of posts or services, it shall be mandatory to have one Member belonging to SCIST, one Member belonging to OBC category and one Member belonging to Minority Community in such CommitteeslBoards. Further, one of the members of the Selection ComrnitteeIBoard, whether from the general category or from the minority community or from the SCISTIOBC community should be a lady failing which a lady member should be co-opted on the CommitteeBoard. 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 SCIST, OBC officer and the Minority Committee Officer and a lady officer, for inclusion in such ComrnitteesBoards. 

3. Similar instructions in Public Sector Undertakings and Financial Institutions including Public Sector Banks will be issued by Department of Public Enterprises and Ministl-j of Finance respectively. Under Secretaq to the Government of India 

1. All Ministries/Departments of the Govt. of India 

2. Department of Public Enterprises, CGO Complex, New Delhi 1 10003. 

3. Department of Financial Services, Ministry of Finance, Jeevandeep 

Building, New Delhi 110001 

4. Railway Board 

5. Supreme Court of IndiaElection Commission/ Lok Sabha 

Secretariatmajya Sabha SecretariaUCabinet SecretariatICentral Vigilance 

CommissionlPresident's Secretariat~Prime Minister's Office, Planning 

Commission. 

6. National Commission of Scheduled Casted National Commission of 

Scheduled Tribes, Lok Nayak Bhavan New Delhi 

7. National Commission for OBC, Triit-I, Bhikaji Cama Place, 

R.K.Puram, New Delhi 

8. Union Public Service Commission, Dholpur House, Shahjahan Road, 

New Delhi 

9. Staff Selection Commission, CGO Complex, Lodhi Road, New Delhi. 

10.All Sections of DOPT. 

Copy also to Director,NIC, DOPT with the request to upload in the website 

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