New Delhi, Jan. 10 -- The government did not show the same urgency on a bill to restore SC/ST quota for faculty positions in universities as it moved to draft a cabinet note overnight and taking the Bill to Parliament to allow 10% reservation to economically weak general category.
The proposed Reservation in Direct Recruitment in Central Educational Institutions Bill is yet to get government's permission despite a freeze on faculty hiring in all universities. Over 5,000 university faculty positions are vacant due to lack of clarity on the proposed reservation formula.
The human resource development ministry had submitted the bill to the Cabinet, expecting the legislation to be piloted in the winter session of the parliament.
However, the...