Haryana government notifies law for reservation

Haryana government today notified an act for providing quota in services and admission to educational institutions for certain backward classes in the state.
The Haryana Backward Classes (Reservation in Services and Admission in Educational Institutions) Act 2016 provides 10 per cent reservation in services for Class III and IV posts and six per cent quota in Class I and II posts to the Jats, Jat Sikhs, Rors, Bishnois, Tyagis, Mulla Jat or Muslim Jats in Schedule III.
It also provides for 10 per cent quota in admissions to educational institutions for people of these castes, an official spokesperson said.
As per the notification, 16 per cent reservation has also been provided for Class III and IV posts and 11 per cent in Class I and II posts in schedule I to the people belonging to Backward Classes A category. They would also get 16 per cent quota in admissions to educational institutions.

The Act also provides 11 per cent quota for Class III and IV posts and six per cent in Class I and II posts in Schedule II to people belonging to Backward Classes B category, who will also be entitled for 11 per cent quota for admission in educational institutions.
A total of 71 castes fall in the list of OBC-A category of Schedule I whereas six castes are included in OBC-B category in Schedule II.

The notification states that notwithstanding anything in this Act, the state government may provide for horizontal reservation for such category or categories of persons within Backward Classes, as it may deem necessary from time to time.

For appointments and admission to educational institutions, reservation shall be made for members of Backward Classes as specified in the schedule.
No person belonging to creamy layer of Backward Classes shall be considered for admission in educational institutions or for appointment in services against the seats reserved therein for Backward Classes, the spokesperson said.
The government shall, by notifications, after taking into consideration social, economic and such other factors as deemed appropriate, specify the criteria for exclusion and identification of persons belonging to Backward Classes as creamy layer. The criteria fixed under sub-section two shall be reviewed every three years.

The notification also states that where seats reserved for Backward Classes for admission in educational institutions are not filled up in an academic year due to non availability of candidates with requisite qualifications, the same shall, after the display of final list of admissions for that year, be made available to general category candidates.