Mounting SC/ST vacancies  

New Delhi: Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes in the Central Government services as reported by various Central Government Ministers and departments in the last three years was 111,079, the Lok Sabha was informed on Aug.7. To clear the backlog of SC/ ST vacancies, executive instructions were issued in April, 1989 banning DE reservation in direct recruitment. These instructions are’ considered adequate, Minister of State for Personnel Margaret Alva said in a written reply. (Hindustan Times Aug.8)