Lok Sabha passes Central Educational Institutions (Reservations in Teachers' Cadre) Bill

The Lok Sabha has passed the Central Educational Institutions (Reservations in Teachers’ Cadre) Bill-2019. The bill seeks to provide for the reservation of posts in appointments by direct recruitment of persons belonging to Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes and Educationally Backward Classes and Economically Weaker Sections to teachers cadre in Central Educational Institutions. The bill will replace the Ordinance promulgated in this regard. 

Replying to a debate on the bill,  Human Resource Development Minister Ramesh Pokhriyal Nishank said the bill is aimed at implementing 200-point reservation system instead of 13-point  roster system to fill up teacher vacancies in Universities and Central Government Higher Educational Institutions. He reiterated government’s commitment towards reservation and to give equal opportunity to all as per the Constitution. The Minister said,



this bill gives enough scope and opportunities in higher education sector in the country.

Mr Nishank said, the NDA government led by Prime Minister Narendra Modi is thinking for the welfare of the poorest of the poor at the grassroots level.

Earlier, initiating the discussion, Congress leader in the Lok Sabha Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury questioned the government for taking ordinance route over the issue. He said,  his party is not opposed to the core concept of the bill, but it needs proper Parliamentary scrutiny. Pratima Mondal of  Trinamool Congress spoke in support of the bill but questioned why the bill was not introduced earlier when the Supreme Court had already given the verdict on the issue. Ritesh Pandey of BSP said that the government should clarify the reservation position in the institutions of excellence.