SBI should not be allowed to proceed with its recruitment course of, Madurai MP says

Madurai MP, Su. Venkatesan, has appealed to the Centre to instruct State Bank of India (SBI) not to proceed with its recruitment course of for clerical cadre until suspicions about its adherence to the system of reservation are cleared.

In a letter to the Minister for Social Justice and Empowerment, Thaawar Chand Gehlot, and Minister of State for Finance, Anurag Singh Thakur, Mr. Venkatesan complained that the general public sector financial institution had given an insufficient reply to him with regard to the implementation of reservation.

Based on his earlier letters written to the 2 Ministries, the SBI had given a clarification on the reservation coverage it had adopted for the recruitment course of. Mr. Venkatesan mentioned the reply given by SBI is “inadequate” and “silent” on a pertinent query. He had requested about what number of different backward courses (OBC), Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (SC/ST) and economically weaker part (EWS) candidates had been within the normal listing of candidates revealed as per the outcomes of preliminary examination. “The reply of SBI gives an impression that principles of reservation are not adhered to in drawing the list of candidates,” Mr. Venkatesan mentioned.

All those that secured increased marks no matter classes are to be listed below normal class in accordance to the benefit listing. Thereafter, the listing of reserved classes has to be ready. “This is the basic principle of system of reservation and the spirit of Constitutional obligations bestowed on public sector units and government departments,” he mentioned. Treating ‘general’ as a class like OBCs, SCs, STs was improper and it will snatch the proper of those reserved classes to compete for normal vacancies too. The communication of SBI skipped that essential query, he charged.

Pointing that the reply talked about that concession in marks would be given for OBCs, SCs and STs in foremost examination, he mentioned, it was clear {that a} leisure has not been given in marks within the preliminary examination. In that case, the cut-off marks in Tamil Nadu can’t be the identical for normal, OBC and SC candidates. “It shows that general category is treated as if it is pertaining to candidates of other than reserved categories while drawing the above list. This is a case of clear violation of policy of reservation,” he charged.

“The basic principles of reservation will not change and spirit is the same immaterial whether it is preliminary or main examination. Thorough vetting is necessary with regard to results published by SBI and the bank should be instructed not to proceed further on the recruitment till suspicions are cleared on adherence of system of reservation,” he demanded.