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Govt will seek reservations in pvt sector

June 07, 2004 12:54 IST

The government proposed to initiate a dialogue with political parties, industry and other bodies on how best the private sector can fulfil the aspirations of the Scheduled Castes and the Scheduled Tribes.

President A P K Abdul Kalam told a joint session of Parliament that the government is sensitive to the issue of affirmative action, including reservations in the private sector, and is committed to faster socio-economic and educational development of the SCs and STs.

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Reservation quotas in government, including those relating to promotions, will be fulfilled in a time-bound manner, he said adding appropriate legislation will be enacted to codify all policies on reservations.


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Sub: self destruction--- can only be the subject on commenting on such a article

a president who is a scientist and must have seen what is the level of those who get selected in reserved classes if says such ...


Posted by sunny aneja





Sub: Good

Good to see the self destructive measures of the congress. This will push our country atleast a 20 yrs backward and will destroy the whole ...


Posted by Ramesh





Sub: Why is reservation for jobs?

Why we need reservation in the country for jobs? Reservation for not only SC/ST but also for poor and girls should always be there in ...


Posted by Rajeev Pareek





Sub: Begining of another Dooms Day

Mandal Commision saw a few suicide attempts , i wonder what will this reservation policy lead too . When ppl will be thrown out of ...


Posted by Shilpa





Sub: divisive policies

It is hard to believe that the Govt. which has been propounding that it will mantain the secular fabric of the country, would actually, by ...


Posted by puneet khurana




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