Reservation in favour of economically weaker sections

(1) In public services and posts, on the order of direct recruitment vacancies to be recruited in accordance with the roster specified in sub-section (4), 10 percent shall be reserved in the favour of concerned persons of the economically weaker sections. (2) (a) In public services and posts, the reservation in favour of economically weaker sections shall be given to such permanent residents of the State of Uttarakhand, which are not included in the existing reservations schemes for Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes and Socially and Educationally Backward Classes. (b) The persons of such economically weaker sections are identified for the reservation as economically weaker section, whose gross annual income of family, from all sources is less than 8.00 lakh (eight lakh). Family income includes income received from all sources namely-salary, agriculture, profession, business etc. The said income shall be income of the previous financial year, from the year of application, by the beneficiary ; Provided that the person or their family possess any property, from the following properties, shall not be eligible for the reservation as economically weaker sections:- (i) 5 acre of agricultural land or above; or (ii) residential building of 1000 sq. feet or above; or (iii) residential plot of 100 sq. yards or above in notified municipalities; or (iv) residential plot of 200 sq. yards or above in areas other than the notified municipalities. (3) If, in any recruitment year any vacancy reserved for Economically Weaker Sections cannot be filled up due to non availability of a suitable candidate, then such vacancies for that particular recruitment year shall not be carried forward to the next recruitment year as backlog and such vacancy shall be filled up from a suitable candidate belonging to General category. If , any person belonging to Economically Weaker Sections selected against the quota reserved for persons with benchmark disabilities/ ex-servicemen then such person shall be placed against the roster points earmarked for Economically Weaker Sections. (4) The State Government shall, for applying the reservation under sub-section (1), by notified order issue a roaster which shall continuously apply, till it is exhausted. (5) If a person belonging to economically weaker sections as mentioned in sub-section (1), get selected on the basis on merit in an open completion with general candidates, he/she shall not be adjusted against the vacancies, reserved for such category, under sub-section (1).