Report on 1)Status of Backwardness of Scheduled Castes (SC) and Scheduled Tribes (ST) in Bihar 2) Inadequate Representation of SCs and STs in Staffing of Government Services; and 3) Overall Administration Efficiency of Government Machinery in the light of Reservations in Government Services in Bihar

Abstract

This report has been prepared by the Department of SC & ST Welfare, Govt. of Bihar, pursuant to letter no. 125 dt. 22/06/12 of the General Administration Department, Government of Bihar and with reference to the Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No.5649 of 2008 in the High Court of judicature at Patna and the Letters Patent Appeal No.1225 of 2011 in Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No. 5649 of 2008 (with Interlocutory Application No. 5968 of 2011 and Interlocutory Application No. 5969 of 2011 in Letters Patent Appeal No.1225 of 2011), with the intent to determine  the relative level of backwardness of the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes in Bihar,  inadequacy of their representation in various government services, including Engineering Service(s), and  the impact if any, of SC/ST quotas in promotions on the overall administrative efficiency of government machinery.