Tamil Nadu party wants reservation in promotion for OBC in Central Govt.

Even while the matter of reservation in promotion for the SC/ST is still with the court, political parties are bargaining for the reservations for their respective vote bank. S. Ramadoss, founder of PMK, on Sunday urged the Central government to amend the Indian Constitution to implement Other Backward Classes (OBCs) reservations in promotions for Central government jobs. PMK or Paattali Makkal Katchi is a political party in Tamil Nadu. and is dominated by the Vanniyars, a caste in northern Tamil Nadu.

In a statement, he said the Constitution was amended in 1995 and 2012 to safeguard reservations for SC/ST in promotions.

“The Central government must collate data about the presence of OBCs as Central officers and make the necessary amendments in the Constitution. The Madras High Court and the Supreme Court have put an end to the reservations for OBCs in promotions in a few State government jobs. In 2016, sections 1 (2), 40 and 70 were added to the Tamil Nadu State Government Service Act, but the courts said these sections cannot stay as well. This being the case, amending the Indian Constitution will be the only way to ensure reservations for OBCs in promotions,” he said.

Earlier the Supreme Court had upheld the Madras High Court judgement that invalidated a 10.5 per cent quota for Vanniyars in education and jobs. Read: SC refuses to stay HC order quashing sub-class quota within caste quota