The Chhattisgarh Government announced twenty per cent reservation to the special backward class (SBC) in the appointment of Shiksha Karmi. The panchayat and rural development department has directed the executive officers of the district panchayat and Janpad panchayat to implement the order strictly, informed in an official statement issued here.
The special backward communities who will benefit from the announcement includes Pahadi Korva, Baiga, Kamar, Abujhamadia, Birhor, Bhunjia, and Pundo. The general administration department in its circular on 29 November 2012 had clarified that twenty per cent reservation would be carved out of scheduled tribe category and priority would be given to the special backward class while filling up class three and class four vacant posts.
The education department in its circular on 10 January 2013 had said that applicants from the special backward classes seeking job of teaching do not need to qualify the teachers test nor they need to secure the mandatory fifty per cent mark in the teachers training exam. However such candidates have to obtain necessary qualification such as a diploma of degree in education (D-ed or B-ed) within five years of their appointments.