Karnataka SC ST and OBC Appointment Reservation act 2024

Karnataka scheduled castes, scheduled tribes and other backward classes (Reservation of Appointments etc.,) (Amendment) Act, 2024

THE KARNATAKA SCHEDULED CASTES, SCHEDULED TRIBES AND OTHER BACKWARD CLASSES (RESERVATION OF APPOINTMENTS ETC.,)

(AMENDMENT) ACT, 2024 (Received the assent of Governor on the 15th day of August, 2024)

An Act further to amend the Karnataka Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes and other Backward Classes (Reservation of Appointments etc.,) Act, 1990.

Whereas it is expedient further to amend the Karnataka Scheduled Castes,

Scheduled Tribes and other Backward Classes (Reservation of Appointments etc.,)

Act, 1990 (Karnataka Act No. 7 of 1991) for the purposes hereinafter appearing; Be it enacted by Karnataka State Legislature in the seventy fifth year of the Republic of India as follows:-

1. Short title and commencement.- (1) This Act may be called the Karnataka scheduled castes, scheduled tribes and other backward classes (Reservation of Appointments etc.,) (Amendment) Act, 2024.

(2) It shall come into force at once.

2. Amendment of section 2. In the Karnataka Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes and other Backward Classes (Reservation of Appointments etc.,) Act, 1990 (Karnataka Act No.7 of 1991) (hereinafter referred to as the principal Act), in section 2,-

(i) after clause (2), the following shall be inserted, namely:- "(2-a) "Appointment on outsource" means appointment to any post in the cadre of the State civil services or establishments in public sector, against direct recruitment quota by a manpower supply

agency recognised by the Government."

(ii) after clause (4), the following shall be inserted, namely:-

"(4-a)" Period specific post" or "tenure post" means a permanent post held by a Government servant in a service or post under State Government or in the establishment in public sector for a period of not more than forty-five days, without reappointment."

(iii) in clause (8),-

(a) in sub-clause (i), for the brackets, words and figures "the Karnataka Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes and other Backward classes (Reservation of Appointment etc) (Second Amendment) Act, 2004 (hereinafter referred to as the Second Amendment Act, 2004), the words, "each time of the direct recruitment" shall be substituted;

(b) in sub-clauses (ii) and (iii), for the words and figure "the Second Amendment Act, 2004" the words, "each time of the direct recruitment" shall be substituted.

3. Amendment of section 3. In section 3 of the principal Act,-

(i) for clauses (a), (b) and (c), the following shall be substituted, namely:-

"(a) posts above the cadre of Group 'A' (Junior Scale) meant for conducting or guiding or directing research;

(b) posts above the cadre of Group 'A' (Junior Scale) classified as scientific posts;

(c) period specific posts or tenure posts filled on temporary, part time, contract basis for period less than 45 days".

(ii) clause (d) shall be omitted

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