Reservation in promotion to Persons with Benchmark Disabilities - DoPT Order

No. 36012/1/2020 -Estt.(Res.-II)

Government of India 

Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions 

Department of Personnel and Training 

North Block, New Delhi. 

Dated, the 17th May, 2022. 

OFFICE MEMORANDUM 

Subject: - Reservation in promotion to Persons with Benchmark Disabilities (PwBDs). 

The undersigned is directed to say that the matter regarding reservation in promotion for Persons with Benchmark Disabilities (PwBDs) had been under litigation before various courts of law for quite some time, and the Honble Supreme Court, in its order, dated 28.9.2021, delivered in the 'Application for Clarification' in the matter of 'Siddaraju vs. State of Karnataka', Civil Appeal No.1567/2017, directed the Government to issue instructions on Reservation in Promotion', as provided in Section 34 of the Rights of Persons with Disabilities Act, 2016. 

1.2 Accordingly, the following instructions are issued for grant of reservation in promotion to PwBDs, in the posts and services of the Central Government, as defined under Section 2(r) of the said Act, notified by the Department of Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities (DEPWD). 

2. QUANTUM OF RESERVATION 

2.1 In case of promotion, four per cent of the total number of vacancies in the cadre strength within Group 'C', from Group 'C' to Group 'B', within Group 'B' and from Group 'B' to the lowest rung of Group ‘A’ shall be reserved for PwBDs. Reservation in promotion shall be applicable in the cadres in which the element of direct recruitment, if any, does not exceed 75%.

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