by Haryananewswire
CHANDIGARH,
JAN 23
Haryana Chief Minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda today
announced that the Council of Ministers, which met under his
Chairmanship here today, has accepted the recommendations of the Cabinet
Sub Committee headed by Finance Minister, Mr H. S. Chattha on the issue
of reservation for economically backward persons in general category in
the State.
The
Chief Minister, who was addressing media persons after the Cabinet
meeting said that the reservation for economically backward classes of
10 per cent as recommended by Haryana Backward Classes Commission would
be vertical and not horizontal.
It
may be recalled that it was on December 12, 2012 that the Council of
Ministers had constituted a Sub Committee of the Cabinet to consider the
recommendations of the Backward Classes Commission in respect of
reservation for economically backward persons in general category and to
suggest specific programmes for economic uplift of special Backward
Classes as suggested by the Commission.
The
Sub-committee of Cabinet considered the report of the Haryana Backward
Classes Commission, qua identification of Economically Backward Classes
Persons and submitted its report on January 22, 2013 wherein it has been
recommended a criteria which has been adopted for consideration as
economically backward. As per this criteria, ‘Family’ for the purposes
of the applicant seeking reservation as ‘economically backward’ is
defined as Head of Family and his or her spouse; unmarried sons or
unmarried daughters; applicant and his or her spouse; dependant parents
or dependent children; unmarried dependant brothers or unmarried
dependant sisters; and any other person dependant on head of the family
or applicant.
Rs.2.50
lakh per annum shall be gross income of the family that is income from
all sources including agriculture income. It was observed that in
2011-12, Haryana’s per-capita income was Rs.1,09,227 or say Rs.1,10,000.
Multiplied by a factor of 2, it comes to Rs.2.20 lakh. By adding for
inflationary and other pressures, this amount be taken to be Rs.2.50
lakh. Hence, annual income of the family of the applicant should not
cumulatively exceed Rs.2.50 lakh per annum for entitlement in category
of ‘economically backward class’.
In case any person in the family is income tax or wealth tax payee, benefit of reservation would not be extended.
Applicant
or family should not be in Class-I or Class-II services of Government
of India or State Government level or equivalent or hold any equivalent
post in any statutory Board/Corporation/University/
Family
shall be deemed to be in service as mentioned above when a person in
family has superannuated and or has sought voluntary retirement or has
been dismissed or terminated or compulsory retired from such service. In
case, the family is engaged in a profession as doctor, lawyer,
chartered accountant, income tax consultant, financial or management
consultant, engineer, architect, computer specialist, film or TV artist,
play write, author, model, media personnel or holds any elected or
appointed office either under the Constitution or in terms of any
statute out of which emolument or salary is paid, criteria of income
shall be applicable.
The
family, as described above, should not be employed in any Military or
para-Military services with Union of India in the rank of 2nd Lt. or
above in the Army or any equivalent rank in other forces or
para-Military forces.
Reservation
for economically backward classes of 10 per cent as recommended by
Haryana Backward Classes Commission would be vertical and not
horizontal.
The
Cabinet Sub-Committee is also of the opinion that those who claim
benefit of reservation under other categories will not be entitled to
claim benefit of reservation of 10 per cent as economically backward
classes.
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