Haryana Government on Monday clarified that in case no candidate is found suitable for appointment in group A and B category posts, the vacancies reserved for Ex-Servicemen (ESM) of a particular category will be filled from amongst the same category candidates.
For instance, if suitable candidate belonging to Scheduled Castes of ESM category is not available, then the post can be filled up from amongst the candidates of Scheduled Castes, said an official spokesman.
The same criteria would be followed in other categories, he said.
A letter in this regard was issued by the Chief Secretary’s office to all Administrative Secretaries, Head of Departments, Deputy Commissioners among other senior officers.
The spokesman said that government had prescribed five per cent horizontal reservation in class I and II posts wide Welfare of Scheduled Castes and Backward Classes Department instructions dated February 22, 2017.
A clarification had been sought by some departments and organisations that in a situation where no ESM candidate is found suitable as to how is the reservation to be applied.
The same issue was raised in context of horizontal reservation for Group C and D posts and government had clarified vide instructions dated July 2, 2010 and instructions dated May 23, 2014 that in a situation where no ESM candidate is found suitable, the vacancies reserved for ESM of a particular category will be filled from amongst the same vertical category candidates, he added.