Government on Thursday admitted in Rajya Sabha that the number of jobs in the public sector have shrunk and grown in the private sector and said it was examining creating a mechanism to give more representation to the weaker sections in employment.
“In Government institutions, employment opportunies have declined while those in private sector have increased,” Minister for Social Justice and Empowerment Thaawar Chand Gehlot said, adding that weaker sections should get representation and the issue should be considered seriously.
During Question Hour, CPI member D Raja sought to know whether the National Commission for Backward Classes (NCBC) has recommended to the Government to enact a legislation to make it mandatory for private sector to reserve 27 per cent jobs for Other Backward Classes (OBCs).