[ZESTCaste] Maya govt withdraws quota for SC cooks in schools

http://www.indianexpress.com/news/Maya-govt-withdraws-quota-for-SC-cooks-in-schools/651700

Maya govt withdraws quota for SC cooks in schools

Express news service Posted online: Mon Jul 26 2010, 08:48 hrs
Lucknow : Three months after introducing reservation for SC/STs
through a roster system in appointment of cooks for the mid-day meal
scheme, the state government has withdrawn the order, following
several incidents of boycott of these cooks by students, withdrawal of
wards by parents, and even violent protests against their appointment.
The official reason given by the Education Department is that the
roster system was only applicable to regular government jobs, while
cooks under the mid-day meal scheme were on contract. "Applying
reservation system on a roster basis for appointment of cooks for the
mid-day meal scheme was a mistake. These cooks are contractual
employees who get just Rs 1,000 as honorarium," D C Kanaujia, Director
of Basic Education, said.

While the roster system is out, Kanaujia added, SC/ST candidates would
get priority in appointment of cooks.

On April 24, 2010, the state government had announced fresh guidelines
for appointment of cooks under the mid-day meal scheme, and also the
system of reservation. While there was no reservation for schools with
just one cook, in schools with more than one cook, reservation was to
be done on the basis of a roster.

So if there were four posts, say, the first post was reserved for
SC/STs, the second was unreserved, the third was for OBCs, and the
fourth unreserved. It was to go so on for additional cooks.

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