The Punjab government has decided to reserve 35 per cent of government jobs for women. A practical shape to this decision will be given when the government starts filling 1.14 lakh vacant posts in 41 departments, it is learnt.
In November, the government had announced to start the process to fill the vacant posts, mostly in the school education, water supply and sanitation and agriculture departments. The decision to reserve 35 per cent jobs for women will translate into 40,000 of the 1.14 lakh jobs.
An announcement is likely by the last week of February.
A senior functionary of the government revealed that the decision is being taken on the recommendation of the Punjab Governance Reforms Commission for women empowerment. It recently made a presentation before the Deputy Chief Minister, who agreed to the proposal.
According to Gender Statistics in Punjab, a government report, women account for one-fourth of the staff. At employment exchanges, the percentage of women job-seekers is 30.3 per cent.
The government already provides 50 per cent reservation to women in government teachers’ cadre.
In November, the government had announced to start the process to fill the vacant posts, mostly in the school education, water supply and sanitation and agriculture departments. The decision to reserve 35 per cent jobs for women will translate into 40,000 of the 1.14 lakh jobs.
An announcement is likely by the last week of February.
A senior functionary of the government revealed that the decision is being taken on the recommendation of the Punjab Governance Reforms Commission for women empowerment. It recently made a presentation before the Deputy Chief Minister, who agreed to the proposal.
According to Gender Statistics in Punjab, a government report, women account for one-fourth of the staff. At employment exchanges, the percentage of women job-seekers is 30.3 per cent.
The government already provides 50 per cent reservation to women in government teachers’ cadre.
