27 Per Cent Jobs in Central Services, PSUs for BCs

The National Front government has decided to give 27 per cent job reservation to socially and educationally backward classes in the country in pursuance of the Mandal Commission recommendations.

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New Delhi, Aug. 7:

This was announced by the Prime Minister, Mr. Vishwanath Pratap Singh, in both the houses of parliament on Tuesday, amidst much applause from all members, cutting across party lines.

In his suo moto statement, the Prime Minister said the reservation would be applicable to services under the Government of India and its public sector undertakings.

He further said that in order to derive the benefit of the long experience of a number of states in preparing lists of socially and educationally backward classes (SCs) and in order to ensure harmonious and quick implementation, the government has decided to adopt in the first phase the castes common to both the Mandal list and the state lists.