Centre’s move to allow lateral entry into bureaucracy is an attack on quota system, says Opposition
The Union Public Service Commission invited applications for recruitment to 45 positions across 24 Union ministries.
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The Opposition has criticised the Centre’s decision to recruit individuals from the private sector for 45 positions of joint secretaries, directors, and deputy secretaries across 24 Union ministries through lateral entry on contract basis.
The Congress and the Rashtriya Janata Dal accused the Narendra Modi government of conspiring to undermine reservations in government jobs for marginalised communities.
The recruitment announcement was made by the Union Public Service Commission on Saturday. The joint secretary positions include two in the finance ministry, and one each in the home ministry and the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology, among others.
The Union Public Service Commission is a constitutional body that conducts the recruitment of officers to the All India Services and the Central Civil Services.
Congress chief Mallikarjun Kharge denounced the Centre’s decision on Saturday as a “double attack” on reservations, alleging it is a tactic to deny opportunities to aspirants from Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes, Other Backward Classes and the Economically Weaker Sections.
“The BJP, which has ripped apart the Constitution, has launched a double attack on reservation!” Kharge said in a social media post. “First, the Modi government issued an advertisement to fill at least 45 posts of Joint Secretary, Directors and Deputy Secretary at the Centre through Lateral Entry. Is there reservation for SC,...
