Section *8A: Reservation of vacancies for Economically Weaker Sections

*8A. Reservation of vacancies for Economically Weaker Sections.- Reservation of vacancies for Economically Weaker Sections shall be 10 in direct vacant posts reserved for Scheduled Castes or the Scheduled Tribes candidates, as the case may be, shall have to vacate the post as and when the candidate (s) of that category become available: Provided that there shall be no carry forward of the vacancies in the posts or class/category / group of posts in any cadre or service to which promotions are made on the basis of “merit alone” under these rules." vide Notification No. F. 7(1)DOP/A-II/2008, dated 17.01.2013. * Substituted for "8A Reservation of vacancies for Economically Weaker Sections:- Reservation of vacancies for Economically Weaker Sections shall be 10 in direct recruitment in addition to the existing reservation. In the event of non- availability of eligible and suitable candidate amongst Economically Weaker Sections in a particular year, the vacancies so reserved for them shall be filled in accordance with the normal procedure. Explanation: For the purpose of this rule 'Economically Weaker Sections' shall be the persons who are bonafide resident of Rajasthan and not covered under the existing scheme of reservations for the Scheduled Castes, the Scheduled Tribes, the Backward Classes, the More Backward Classes and whose family has gross annual income below rupees 8.00 lakh. Family for this purpose will include the person who seeks benefit of reservation, his/her parents and siblings below the age of 18 years as also his/her spouse and children below the age of 18 years. The income shall include income from all sources i.e. salary, agriculture, business, profession etc. and it will be income for the financial year prior to the year of application. Also persons whose family owns or possesses any of the following assets shall be excluded from being identified as, 'Economically Weaker Sections', irrespective of the family income:- recruitment in addition to the existing reservation. In the event of non-availability of eligible and suitable candidate amongst Economically Weaker Sections in a particular year, the vacancies so reserved for them shall be filled in accordance with the normal procedure. Explanation: For the purpose of this rule 'Economically Weaker Sections' shall be the persons who are bonafide resident of Rajasthan and not covered under the existing scheme of reservations for the Scheduled Castes, the Scheduled Tribes, the Backward Classes, the More Backward Classes and whose family has gross annual income below rupees 8.00 lakh. Family for this purpose will include the person who seeks benefit of reservation, his/her parents and siblings below the age of 18 years as also his/her spouse and children below the age of 18 years. The income shall include income from all sources i.e. salary, agriculture, business, profession etc. and it will be income for the financial year prior to the year of application.