Chandigarh: The Haryana government has decided to give a separate quota of 3% to eligible outstanding players (OSP) and eligible players (ESP) in any year for the Group C posts advertised by the Haryana Staff Selection Commission (HSSC). This decision by Chief Minister Naib Saini will give great relief to the players.
For this, the Sports and Youth Affairs Department will create a separate quota and send a demand to the HSSC for a separate recruitment drive for OSP and ESP equal to 3 percent of the total Group C posts recruited by the HSSC in any year.
According to the letter issued by the Haryana Chief Secretary’s Office, this quota will be applicable in the Home, Sports, School Education, Primary Education, Jail, Forest and Wildlife, and Energy departments. The number of such posts will be 3 percent of the total Group C posts to be recruited by the HSSC. Such posts will be advertised only for these departments.
HSSC had announced category-wise posts for players in April and sought applications. Recruitment will be done for the posts of Assistant Lineman to Trained Graduate Physical Teacher, Deputy Ranger, Male and Female Wardens, Assistant Jail Superintendent, Junior Coach, Male and Female Constable, and Male Sub Inspector.
It has been made mandatory for the candidates to pass the Common Eligibility Test (CET) for application. Outstanding sportspeople and eligible sportspeople will be able to apply for the recruitment.
Earlier, the Haryana government had started giving reservations of 5 marks on social and economic grounds in government recruitment. After which, Group C recruitment was also done on this basis. However, the Punjab and Haryana High Court put a stay on it.
After this, the government jobs of about 12 thousand youth recruited under Group C in Haryana are hanging in the balance. However, the Haryana government has reached the Supreme Court against this through HSSC.
HSSC argues that earlier, the double bench of the High Court justified it.
Now the double bench itself has rejected it. The double bench cannot change this decision; there should have been a triple bench for this. The case is scheduled for a hearing in July.