The Orissa Reservation of Vacancies in Posts and Services (For Scheduled
Castes and Scheduled Tribes) Act, 1975

Keyword(s):
Recruitment, Reservation, Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes, Select List

AX ACT TO PROVIDE FOR ADEQUATE REPRESENTA-
TION OF SCHEDULED CASTES AND SCHEDULED
TRIBES IN POSTS AND SERVICES UNDER

• THE STATE
  BE it enacted by,the LegisIature of the State of
  Orissa in the Twenty-sixth Year’ of tile Repu-
  blic of India, as follows :- . .
  extent and

1. (1) This Act may be called the Orissa Reser- Short lille.
   vation of Vaczncies in Posts and Services (forcommence-
   Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes ) Act, 1975. ment.
   (2) It shall extend to whole ‘of the State of
   Orissa.
   (3) It shall come into 2force on ,such date as
   the State Government may, by notification, ,appoint ‘
   n that behalf.
2. In this Act, qnIess, the context otherwiseDdnitions
   requires,-
   (a) “prescribed” means prescribed by rules
   made under this Act ;
   (b) ccrecruitment yeas” means the financial
   year during which a reciuitment is actually
   made ;
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   (c) ‘creservation” means reservation OF vacan-
   cies in Posts and Services -for t,he Sche-
   duled Castes and the Scheduled Tribes ;

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1. For Statement oC Objects and Kasons see Orissa-Gazette. Extra-
   ordinary. datcd the 30th July. 1975 (No. 1272) and for Report or Selcct
   Comn~iltcc.see ibid., dalcd thc 18th Fcbrunry 1975 (No.-316).
2. Came inlo forrr with ricct irom 1st July, 1976 Vidc-Notification
   ND. 19711-Emp. (ik36175-TRW, dalcd the lBth June, 1976 Published in
   or;.rsnGazette, Extra~rdiorqdated lhc 23fd Junc 1976(No.1032).
   [97-73 (a) LawI(d) “Scheduled Castes” shall have reference to
   the Scheduled Castes specified in the
   Constitution ( Scheduled Czstes ) Order,
   1950 made under Artic!e 341 of the Con-
   stitution of India and as amended from
   time tr, time;
   (E) cGScheduledTribes” shall have reference to
   the Scheduled Tribes specified in the Con-
   stitution (Scheduled Tribes ) Order, 1950
   made under Article 342 of the Constitu-
   tion of Jndia a*d as amended from time
   to time ;
   AppIicability
   (f)”select Iist” means the list of candidates
   arranged in order of precedence prepart:!
   according to the rules and orders issued by
   the State Government in that behalf and
   adopted by the competent authority for
   mdking appointments in respect of initial
   recruitment and promotion ;
   (g) “Mate” includes the Government and
   the Legislature of the State of Orissa and
   all local authorities within -the State or
   under the control of the Stdte Govern-
   ment.

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