Reservation for Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes in educational Institutions, in selection of students for higher studies and in selection of candidates and in-service personnel for higher studies and training

(a) There shall be seventeen percent reservation for the Scheduled Castes and thirty-one percent reservation for the Scheduled Tribes in admission of students to educational institutions, in selection of candidates and in-service personnel for higher studies or training; Provided that the State Government may, from time to time, review the implementation of the reservation policy and take adequate measures including increase of percentage of reservation as mentioned in Sub-Section (a) above; (b) The candidates belonging to the Scheduled Castes and the Scheduled Tribes who qualify for selection on merit, shall be included in the general list and not against the reserved quota. (1) The State Government may make rules for carrying out the purposes of this Act. (2) In particular and without prejudice to the generality of the foregoing powers such rules may provide for all or any of the following matters, namely – (a) The form in which every establishment shall submit annual report to the State Government regarding the number of persons recruited in such establishment. (b) Any other matter which has to be or may be prescribed by rules made in this behalf. (3) In making any rule the State Government may direct that a breach thereof shall be punishable with imprisonment which may extend to five years and also with fine which may extend to Rs. 10,000. (4) Every rule made under this Act shall be laid as soon as may be after it is made before the Legislative Assembly while it is in session for a total period of not less than fourteen days which may be comprised in one session or in two or more successive sessions and if before the expiry of the session in which it is so laid for the session aforesaid the Legislative Assembly makes any modification in the rule or decides that the rule shall not be made the rule shall thereafter have effect only in such modified form or be of no effect, as the case may be ; so, however that any such modification or annulment shall be without prejudice to the validity of anything previously done under that rule.