The Bihar Reservation in vacancies in posts and in services and in Admissions in the Educational Institutions (For Economically Weaker Sections) ACT, 2019
Preamble
(Bihar Act 2, 2019) The Bihar Reservation in vacancies in posts and in services and in Admissions in the Educational Institutions (For Economically Weaker Sections) ACT, 2019. AN ACT The Bihar Reservation in vacancies in posts and in services and in Admissions in the Educational Institutions (For Economically Weaker Sections) ACT, 2019. Preamble :- WHEREAS in-pursuance of insertion of Clause (6) and (6) in article 15 and 16 respectively of the Constitution of India vide the Constitution (One Hundred & Third Amendment) Act 2019, it has to be provided reservation on preferential basis to the Economically Weaker Sections (EWSs) of the State, who are not covered under the existing scheme of reservation for the Scheduled Castes, the Scheduled Tribes and the socially and educationally backward classes to receive the benefit of reservation on a preferential basis in the posts and services in the Government of Bihar and admission in Educational Institutions; AND whereas it has been decided by the Government of Bihar to provide 10% reservation to EWSs in posts and services in the Government of Bihar and in admissions in the Educational Institution; and Whereas it is necessary and expedient to provide an Act for adequate representation of Economically Weaker Sections in posts, services under the State and in admissions in Educational Institutions; Now, therefore, Be it enacted by the legislature of the State of Bihar in the 70th year of republic of India are follows : -
Sections
Type to filter. 12 sections.
- 1Short title, extent and commencement
- 2
- 3Applicability for making recruitments
- 4Reservation for direct recruitment
- 5Reservation for Admission in the Educational Institutions
- 6Power of State Government to call for records
- 7Bar to any proceeding for action taken in good faith
- 8Penalty
- 9Removal of difficulties
- 10Power to make Rules
- 11Exchange
- 12Overriding effect of the Act
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