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Indian Express
13-05-2025
- Politics
- Indian Express
Andhra's Naidu govt ‘exploring ways' to provide 100% reservation in tribal areas
Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu said Monday that his government was 'exploring ways' to provide 100 percent reservation in government jobs to locals in all the tribal areas of the state. During a review meeting on Tribal Welfare, there were discussions on steps to be taken to restore the GO No 3 which was struck down in 2020 by the Supreme Court. Issued in 2000, it provided that all posts of teachers in the schools in scheduled areas of the state will be filled only by the local Scheduled Tribe candidates. Providing 100 percent reservation to tribals in local jobs was among Naidu's election promises last year. Through a GO issued in 1986, tribals were provided 100 percent in Agency — or scheduled areas — for teaching positions, Naidu said. 'Following some legal tangles, GO No 3 was issued in the year 2000 taking women reservation into consideration. After its implementation Girijans got 4,626 teacher posts in Agency areas,' he said. The GO was eventually challenged and struck down. 'However, as the previous government delayed abnormally to file a review petition on this, the apex court dismissed the appeal too following which the tribals lost the benefits that are available through the GO No 3,' the Chief Minister said. Monday's meeting focussed on the opportunities to provide 100 percent quota in government jobs for tribals in agency areas, available possibilities and obstructions, he said, adding that instructions had been given to get feedback from tribals and their unions on the restoration of GO No 3. The officials told the CM there were three ways to restore the GO: providing 100 percent reservation to local Girijans, providing quota to tribals according to their population ratio and giving reservation not beyond 50 percent as advised by the Supreme Court. 'Discussions should be held with legal and Constitutional experts at national level,' Naidu is quoted to have told officials, adding: 'There is no question of leaving any opportunity available to do justice to tribals'.
Hans India
13-05-2025
- Politics
- Hans India
AP govt to restore 100% quota for tribals in jobs
Vijayawada: Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu on Monday said the state government was committed to offering 100 per cent reservation in government jobs for local tribals in the agency. Discussing with the officials concerned, during a review meeting on Tribal Welfare, on the steps to be taken to restore GO No 3 which was cancelled during the judicial review, the Chief Minister recalled that the government order was issued in the undivided Andhra Pradesh in the year 2000 to provide 100 per cent reservation for the local tribals in government jobs. In 2020, the Chief Minister directed the officials to study the possibilities to restore the GO by following the guidelines and norms set by the Supreme Court. Pointing out that through a GO issued in 1986, tribals were provided 100 per cent quota in the agency areas in teacher posts, Chandrababu Naidu said that following some legal tangles, GO No 3 was issued in the year 2000 taking women reservation too into consideration. After its implementation, tribals got 4,626 teacher posts in the agency areas, he added. As some people have taken legal recourse in 2002 challenging GO No 3, the Supreme Court revoked the order in 2020, the Chief Minister said. However, as the previous government had failed to file a review petition on this, the apex court dismissed the appeal too following which tribals lost the benefits that were available under GO No 3, the Chief Minister added. During last year's poll campaign, Naidu has promised to the tribals that GO No 3 would either be restored or his government would take steps to implement the 100 per cent reservation. Following this, the Chief Minister discussed with the officials the developments post-revocation of the GO and the steps to be adopted to restore the benefits. The officials explained three options available for the restoration of the GO. The first option, they said, is providing 100 per cent reservation to local tribals, the second option is providing quota to the tribals as per their population ratio and the third is to protect the rights of the tribals by providing reservations not beyond 50 per cent to local tribals as advised by the Supreme Court. Responding to this, the Chief Minister said that his government is committed to protecting the rights of tribals and implementing the poll promise. "Discussions should be held with legal and constitutional experts at national level to solve the issue," Naidu suggested.
