
The national commissions for Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes have sought a policy of job reservations in the private sector.
8216;8216;A start can be made with all those economic activities which are getting the benefit of institutional finance or are being supported by the state in some other way,8217;8217; said the Chairman of the National Commission for Scheduled Castes, Suraj Bhan.
He said the commission feels that a stage has come where all corporate bodies, 8216;8216;including those established with foreign collaboration, should be obliged to give representation to SC/ST members in employment.8217;8217;
As as a result of reservation, 50 lakh people belonging to Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes are
employed in government sector all over the country, he said.
8216;8216;With the extension of reservation, another 20 lakh could be employed in the private sector,8217;8217; he said.
Suraj Bhan also said that reservations should be extended to all government bodies and armed forces.