Utilisation Of Reservation for The Scheduled Tribes In Government Jobs In Orissa

Abstract

The Draft Report relates to the role of different Government Departments and Public Sector Undertakings of Orissa State in filling up of the reserved vacancies for ST candidates in different category of posts to get jobs. The Draft Report prepared on the basis of the information collected from 15 districts (All 13 Scheduled districts & 2 Non- Scheduled districts), Government Departments and Public Sector Undertakings of the State by administering different schedules and formats as per the guidelines provided by the Nodal Institution of the Study (TRI), Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh. This report contains eight chapters & the brief of salient points of some chapters are reflected below. Under the aegis of the Ministry of Tribal Affairs, Govt. of India, SC & ST Research & Training Institute under ST&SC Development Department, Govt. of Orissa has undertaken National Level study on "Utilization of Reservation for the Scheduled Tribes in Govt. Jobs (State and Central including Public Sector Undertakings) during the year 2007-08". The report is based on evaluation study having four broad objectives like (1) The Current Status of employment of STs against the reserved vacancies and promotion (2) The possible factors which have led to such achievements, (3) Inhibiting factors responsible for not filling up the reserved posts (4) Suggestions for improvement. In consonance with the above objectives, the study design, tools prepared by the nodal Institute, Bhopal, MP following with little modification. Information are collected from the Primary sources like interviewing the successful and unsuccessful candidates at field level from 15 districts in getting/not getting Govt. Jobs, interviewing Govt. Officers who are held responsible / involved in giving appointment to reserved category candidates and the People's Representatives belonging to ST category. Secondary sources include information recorded/collected from live register of 15 Employment Exchange Offices, Special Employment Exchange Office for SCs & STs, Bhubaneswar, 7 Govt. Departments & PSUs of the State and the Institute's Library. Emphasis has been given to honour the views of the successful and unsuccessful candidates interviewed, People's Representatives and appointing officers in Government jobs both in filling up of the reserved posts in initial appointments and by promotion.