Fate uncertain of panel on SC/ST quota

Fate uncertain of panel on SC/ST quota

Tribune News Service

Dehradun, August 1

Uncertainty rules the fate of the Justice Irshad Hussain Commission set up on quota in promotions for Scheduled Castes (SC) and Scheduled Tribes (ST) employees in the Uttarakhand state.

The tenure of the commission ended yesterday but it is yet to submitted its report. The state government had set up the commission after the general and SC/ST employees were in conflict over the issue of quota in promotions.

The one-man commission headed by retired Justice Irshad Hussain was initially given six months but as its task of compiling data regarding reservation for SC and ST employees in various government departments remained incomplete, it was given five extensions.

However, after the Chief Minister announced that it would no longer extend the tenure of the commission, it was assumed that it would now finally submit its report.