Madhya Pradesh
27% OBC Reservation Implemented in Direct Recruitment in Madhya Pradesh
- 01 Feb 2022
- 2 min read
Why in News
- On January 30, 2022, the Madhya Pradesh State Government issued an order to implement OBC 27 percent reservation in state level and district level direct recruitment.
Key Points
- According to the order of the General Administration Department (GAD), the posts which are left vacant are 16% for SC, 20% for ST, 27% for Other Backward Classes (OBC), 10% for EWS and the rest Will be filled from the posts under unreserved category. Along with this, a total of 33 percent posts will be reserved for women.
- The Madhya Pradesh government had increased the reservation for OBCs from 14% to 27%. This reservation will be considered effective from the date of March 8, 2019. Similarly, EWS reservation will be deemed to be applicable from July 2, 2019.
- Earlier on September 9, 2019, the Madhya Pradesh government had implemented an enhanced 27% reservation for Other Backward Classes (OBC) in all departments except for the recruitment of School Education, Health and Medical Education Department, on which the Madhya Pradesh High Court had implemented was banned.
- It is noteworthy that earlier in Madhya Pradesh, OBC category used to get 14 percent reservation in direct recruitment. At the same time, EWS did not get any reservation.
