As HR / Personnel Head of a responsible Corporate entity committed to social responsibility as mandated by the Constitution of India, are you sure that you have clear answers to the following questions???
1. Whether in recruitment and promotion in your organization adequate representation is provided to SC / ST / OBC / PH persons?
2. Have you switched over to the Post-Based Roster with effect from 2nd July 1997 as per Government's instructions?
3. Are the rosters maintained by your HR / Personnel Department strictly according to DOPT's order dated 2nd July 1997, in consonance with Supreme Court judgment in the case of RK Sabharwal vs State of Punjab?
4. When you receive references from Constitutional Authorities like National Commission for SC, National Commission for ST, Paliamentary Committee for SC / ST, prompt and proper responses are given with proper back-up of documentation?
5. Is your Liaison Officer discharging your functions as per the dictates of the Presidential Directive on the topic?
6. When you file the Annual Reports on Reservation to your Administrative Ministry, whether all relevant factors are taken into account and are there proper documentation to support your claim?
7. Whether the grievances received through your SC / ST / OBC Associations are properly followed up and actions taken?
8. Are you resorting to de-reservation of posts reserved for SC / ST / OBCs, and if so, are you meticulously following the procedures laid down in the Presidential Directives?
9. Is your handling of back-log vacancies proper and is action being initiated to fill-up the back-log vacanices through special recruitment drives as per instructions of Govt. of India?
10. Are you maintianing separate rosters for Physically Handicapped in recruitment / promotion, where necessary, as per the instructions of Govt. of India?
11. Are the HODs sitting in the Selection Committee / Departmental promotion Committees fully conversant with the relaxations and concessions admissible to SC / ST / OBC / PH persons?
12. When a situation arises, are you getting the latest instructions issued on the subject?

These are only a few of the questions that may be disturbing your sleep. Most probably, your answers to these questions are "I AM NOT SURE".

If that is so, it is time to contact Mr. C. C. Unnikrishnan, who is an accepted authority on the subject, to provide advice, consultancy and solutions. He would also be pleased to undertake customized in-house training programs for different catogories namely, HODs, Executives dealing with Recruitment / Promotions, maintenance of rosters, Liaison officers, Members of SC / ST Associations / Federations, Trade Union Representatives, and other concerned groups.

Contact Details:
44-A, Pocket IV,
Mayur Vihar, Phase I,
Delhi - 110 091
Phone: +91 11 2271 2588
Mobile: +91 98681 22662
E-mail: cc.unnikrishnan@gmail.com
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