Maintaining of SC ST Welfare Cell: DoPT’s statement in Rajya Sabha

GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

MINISTRY OF  PERSONNEL,PUBLIC GRIEVANCES AND PENSIONS

RAJYA SABHA

QUESTION NO  1334

(a) whether the Ministry had directed all Government companies to maintain ‘SC/ ST Welfare Cell’ to help these sections of employees;

(b) if so, the details and reasons for which various banks and other Central Government have closed such cells and renamed them as ‘Welfare Cell’ only; and

(c) in what manner the system would work since new system is for all SC/ST, OBC, Disabled, Minority etc.?

Minister of State in the Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions and Minister of State in the Prime Minister’s Office. (DR. JITENDRA SINGH)

(a): Yes, Sir. The instructions issued vide OM No.36022/2/84-Estt.(SCT) dated 18.1.1985 and reiterated vide OM No. 43011/153/2010-Estt.(Res.) dated 4.1.2013 provide that each Ministry/Department should set up a cell in attached and subordinate offices for enforcement of the orders of reservation for Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes in posts and services of the Central Government.

(b): Department of Financial Services has not advised any organization under its jurisdiction to rename the SC/ST Cell as ‘Welfare Cell’. Department of Personnel & Training also has not issued any such instructions.

(c): Does not arise, in view of reply given to part (b) of the question.