In another step towards the empowerment of women in the state, Bihar government has approved a reservation of 35 percent for women in the direct recruitment of constables and sub-inspectors, an official said Wednesday.
"The cabinet decision will come into effect immediately after a notification is issued," Cabinet Secretary Brajesh Mehrotra said. The cabinet took the decision late Tuesday.
The percentage has been divided among SC, ST, OBC and general category in which, the Scheduled castes would get 5.60 percent reservation, scheduled tribes 0.35 percent, extremely backward classes 6.3 percent and other backward classes 4.20 percent, while 17.50 percent would be reserved for the general category.
Mehrotra said that in a situation of unavailability of suitable women candidates, the reservation would be carried forward for maximum three years and if the situation continues after that also, male candidates may be recruited with the approval of the home department.
Earlier, Bihar Police chief Abhayanand said the recruitment process would begin once the cabinet passes the proposal.
Chief Minister Nitish Kumar had announced the 35 percent reservation for women in police services last month.
Earlier in March, the Bihar government had announced reservation of 50 percent for women in cooperative societies.
-With inputs from IANS
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