Cabinet approves reservation in Teachers Cadre Ordinance 2019

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Cabinet approves reservation in Teachers' Cadre Ordinance, 2019

07 MAR 2019

The Union Cabinet, chaired by the Prime Minister Narendra Modi has approved the proposal for promulgation of "The Central Educational Institutions (Reservation in Teachers' Cadre) Ordinance, 2019" considering the University/ College as a unit instead of 'Department/ Subject'.

Impact:
This decision is expected to improve the teaching standards in the higher educational institutions to attract all eligible talented candidates.

Benefits:
This decision will allow filling up of more than 5000 vacancies by direct recruitment in Teachers' Cadre duly ensuring that the Constitutional Provisions of Articles 14, 16 and 21 shall be complied with and stipulated reservation criteria for the Scheduled Castes/ Scheduled Tribes and Socially and Educationally Backward Classes are met with.

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