The Prime Minister’s Office (PMO) has asked the department of investment and public asset management (DIPAM) to examine the issue of job reservations for Scheduled Castes (SCs), Scheduled Tribes (STs) and Other Backward Classes (OBCs) in state-run companies following disinvestment, two officials with direct knowledge of the matter said.
Concerns have been raised by various stakeholders about a sharp fall in job opportunities for SCs, STs and OBCs after the disinvestment of government’s equity stakes in public sector enterprises (PSEs), either because of a change in management control or the dilution of the government’s shareholdings below 51%, the two officials said, requesting anonymity.
“A PMO reference has been received by DIPAM on the issue of SC/ST reservation in the PSUs listed for disinvestment. It is under examination,” said the first official.
