Kathmandu, October 1
The proposed Federal Civil Service Bill has allocated 49 per cent of posts filled through open competition for reservation to make the federal civil service more inclusive.
The bill treats the reserved quota as 100 per cent, with 50 per cent of the reserved posts allocated exclusively for women and the remaining 50 per cent for candidates from other targeted groups.
The women’s quota is divided among eight groups: Khas Arya (27.7 per cent), indigenous nationalities (25.7 per cent), Madhesi (15.3 per cent), Dalit (12.7 per cent), Tharu (6.6 per cent), Muslim (4 per cent), people from backward areas (4 per cent) and women with disabilities (4 per cent).
The remaining 50 per cent is allocated to indigenous nationalities (32.5 per cent), Madhesi (19 per cent), Dalit (15.5 per cent), economically disadvantaged Khas Arya (10 per cent), Tharu (9 per cent), Muslim (5 per cent), people from backward areas (5 per cent) and persons with disabilities (4 per cent).
The bill defines economically disadvantaged Khas Arya as individuals holding a poverty identification card or those recommended as disadvantaged by their local government.
A person can use the reservation facility only once for non-gazetted posts and once for gazetted posts. The government must review the reservation provisions every five years.
If a reserved post remains vacant, it will be carried forward to the same group’s advertisement the following year. If it remains unfilled, candidates from the inclusive alternative list and, subsequently, the next year’s open competition will be considered.
