Lagging Behind The Representation of Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes and OBCs As On January 1st, 2016.

Among staff in Central government ministries and departments, the composition of SCs / STs and OBCs staff is mandated to be at least 15%, 7.5%, and 27%. However, this representation is not fulfilled in several departments, 2016 data from the Department of Personnel and training shows with the biggest lags.

Ministry /Department	SC (15% mandate)
Space	11.66
Personnel and Training	12.25
Drinking water and Sanitation	12.36
Cabinet Secretariat	12.70
Ayush	12.87

                  

Ministry /Department	ST (7.5% mandate)
Investment and Public Asset Management	1.96
Vice-President’s Secretariat	2.04
Cabinet Secretariat	2.28
Social Justice and Empowerment	2.85
Panchayati Raj	2.99

Ministry /Department	OBC (27% mandate)
Agricultural Research and Education	2.78
Food Processing Industries	3.12
Land Resources	5.33
Science and Technology	5.71
Coal	5.86

Reference: Lok Sabha Question Hour dated on March 28th, 2018.