(1) While making appointments in services by any of the methods, provided under any Service Rules, reservation shall be made for the members of the Scheduled Castes and Backward Classes in the services under all the establishments.
(2) The percentage of reservation for filling up the vacancies by direct recruitment or by transfer in Group 'A', Group 'B', Group 'C' and Group 'D' services, shall be twenty-five per cent for Scheduled Castes and twelve per cent for Backward Classes.
Act not to apply in relation to certain employments.
Percentage of Reservation.
1[(3) The percentage of reservation for filling up the vacancies by promotion by Scheduled Castes in Group 'A' and Group 'B' Services shall be fourteen per cent.
(4) The percentage of reservation for filling up the vacancies by promotion by Scheduled Castes in Group 'C' and Group 'D' Services shall be twenty per cent.]
(5) Fifty per cent of the vacancies of the quota reserved for Scheduled Castes in direct recruitment, shall be offered to Balmikis and Mazhbi Sikhs, if available, as a first preference from amongst the Scheduled Castes.
(6) Reservation shall be implemented by reserving vacancies by means of a running roster, as may be prescribed till the percentage of reservation, as specified in sub-sections (2), (3) and
(4), are completed.
(7) Reservation shall be applicable to vacancies to be filled on ad hoc basis, short term vacancies, work charged establishment, daily wages staff and the staff engaged on contract basis.
2[(8) Reservation shall also be applicable to proforma promotion and appointment by transfer.]