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Certain posts reserved for women remain vacant
Certain posts reserved for women remain vacant.The rule of reservation of providing 33 per cent reservation to women in State and subordinate services in Andhra Pradesh took a beating during the last eight years.
For the last eight years, of the 11,894 posts, the APPSC had earmarked 4,426 posts for women. Of these, the Commission could fill up only 3,546 posts and 859 posts remained vacant till the end of 2013-14
Hyderabad: The rule of reservation of providing 33 per cent reservation to women in State and subordinate services in Andhra Pradesh took a beating during the last eight years. The reason behind it was that Andhra Pradesh Public Service Commission (APPSC) till the bifurcation of united Andhra Pradesh was unable to find sufficient number of qualified women.
The commission was mandated to implement the rule of reservation for women in the State and subordinate services under Rule 22(a). Under this, and for the last eight years, of the 11,894 posts, the commission had earmarked 4,426 posts for women. Of these, the Commission could fill up only 3,546 posts and 859 posts remained vacant till the end of 2013-14 financial years. It was during 2008-09 and 2011-12 financial years alone accounted for the highest number of about 621 posts meant for women remained unfilled.
There were no notifications issued for filling up any vacancies for the last three years. And, post bifurcation, both the Andhra Pradesh and Telangana states are trying to identify the number of vacancies in their respective states, and again trying to come up with the roster points to re-earmark the total number of vacancies to be filled up with women candidates.
Speaking to The Hans India, Telangana Public Service Commission Chairman Ganta Chakrapani said that “there is no change in the rule of reservation. But, it is the new government in Telangana State which will identify the total vacancies and come up with roster points to finalise how many vacancies should be earmarked for women. It is on the basis of government’s reference we will notify to fill those vacancies.”
But, most of the vacancies that remained unfilled, meant for women candidates from ST and SC categories. In particular, earlier APPSC had found it difficult to fill the women reserved vacancies in the post of District Sainik Welfare Officer, Assistant Public Relations Officer in Information and Public Relations Department, English Reporters in Andhra Pradesh Legislative Services, Mines Department, Port Trust Officers, Inspector of Boilers, Lecturers in Government Polytechnics.
These are few departments to name in which the women reserved posts remained vacant due to non-availability of qualified candidates. Even in case of technical assistants (geophysics) in ground water and similar technical posts at the directorate level offices the vacancies remained vacant.
By VRC Phaniharan
