Wednesday, 17 August 2022 | PNS | Dehradun
The one-member commission headed by chairman justice BS Verma for reservation for other backward classes (OBCs) in Uttarakhand’s local bodies submitted the first report of the commission to chief minister Pushkar Singh Dhami on Tuesday. The recommendations in the report will be considered interim for Haridwar district and will be subject to the final report.
In its interim report, for Haridwar district, the commission has recommended 69 posts ( 22.03 per cent) of Pradhans compared to the total 171 posts (54.13 per cent) of Pradhans reserved for OBCs in Haridwar district. The report further recommends one post (16.66 per cent) of Pramukh compared to the three posts (54.13 per cent) of Pramukhs reserved in the district for OBCs. Due to the triple test process not being completed in the other 12 districts of the State, the commission has not made any recommendations regarding the reservation in the post of district Panchayat chairperson in Haridwar district.
According to officials, a total of 363 Gram Panchayat member (ward) posts have been reserved in the district for OBCs. Due to the reservation in Gram Panchayats here for scheduled caste, scheduled tribes and OBCs exceeding the 50 per cent limit, the commission has recommended reserving a total of 281 posts of ward members for OBCs in the district which is not more than 14 per cent. With this, the total reservation for SCs, STs and OBCs is within the maximum 50 per cent limit.
Further, commission has recommended reserving 27 posts of Block Panchayat members for OBCs which is currently the same and not more than 14 per cent. It has also recommended reserving six posts of district Panchayat members for OBCs, which is currently the same and not more than 14 per cent.
The Panchayati Raj minister Satpal Maharaj, Panchayati Raj secretary Nitesh Jha and director Banshidhar Tiwari were also present on the occasion.
