In this Act
(a) appointing authority in relation to public services and posts means the authority empowered to make appointment to such services or posts : [(b) other backward classes of citizens means the backward classes of citizens specified in Schedule 1;]
[ clauses (b-1), (b-2) and (b-3) shall be omitted.]
(c) public services, and posts means the services and posts in connection with the affairs of the State and includes services and posts in
(i) a local authority:
1Subs by sec 2(a) of U.P.Act No 1 of 2002(w.e.f. 31-08-2002)
2Omitted by sec 2(b) of U.P.Act No 1 of 2002(w.e.f. 31-08-2002)
(ii) a co-operative society as defined in clause (f) of section 2 of the Uttar Pradesh Co-operative Societies Act, 1965 in which not less than fifty-one percent of the share capital of the society is held by the State Government
: (iii) a Board or a Corporation or a statutory body established by or under a central or a Uttar Pradesh Act which is owned and controlled by the State Government, or a Government company as defined in section 617 of the Companies Act, 1956 in which not less than fifty-one percent of the paid up share capital is held by the State Government :
(iv) an educational institution owned and controlled by the State Government or which receives grants in aid from the State Government, including a university established by or under a Uttar Pradesh Act, except an institution established and, administered by minorities referred to in clause (1) of Article 30 of the Constitution ;
(v) respect of which reservation was applicable by Government orders on the date or the commencement of this Act and which are not covered under sub-clauses (i) to (iv) ;
(d) year of recruitment in relation to a vacancy means a period of twelve months commencing on the first of July of a year within which the process of direct recruitment against such vacancy is initiated.