(1) This Act may be called ‘The Uttarakhand Public Services (Reservation for Economically Weaker Sections) Act,
2019.
(2) It shall come into force at once.
Definitions 2.
In this Act,:-
(a) “Appointing Authority” in relation to public services and posts means the Authority empowered to make appointment to such services and posts;
(b)“Economically weaker Sections” means economically weaker sections specified in Article 15(6) and Article 16(6) of the Constitution;
(c)“Family” means person demanding reservation, their husband/wife and children of less than 18 years of age along with his parents, his siblings less than of 18 years of age, as well as it includes his husband/ wife and children of less than 18 years of age;
(d)“Public Services and Posts” means the services and posts in connection with the affairs of the state and includes following posts and services:-
(i) Local Authority;
(ii) Clause (a) of Section 2 of the Uttarakhand Co-operative Committee Act, 2003 in which not less than 51 percent of share capital of Holding Share Committee by the State Government;
(iii) Any board or any corporation or any legal body established by the any central or Uttarakhand State Act which is under the owner ship or control of the State Government or Government company defined in the Company Act, 2013,in which not less than 51 percent paid up share capital by the state;
(iv) any educational institute under ownership and control of the State Government or which receives grants in aid from the State Government including a university established by or under Act of Uttarakhand State, except any institute established and administered by minority section specified in clause (1) of article 13 of the Constitution of India ;
(e) “Year of recruitment” in relation to a vacancy means a period of 12 months commencing on first of July of a year, within which the process of direct recruitment against such vacancy is initiated;
Reservation in favour of economically weaker sections