Scheduled Caste employees of Haryana to get reservation in promotion: Haryana Chief Minister

CHANDIGARH: Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar on Friday announced that Scheduled Caste (SC) employees working for the state government will get reservation in promotions. He said a quota will be fixed within three months after identifying all such cadre. Khattar was speaking at a state-level function organised in Narwana, Jind district, for the 646th birth anniversary of Guru Ravidas.

The chief minister further announced that a medical college to be built in Rasulpur village of Fatehabad district would be named after Guru Ravidas. Besides this, a chair will be established in Chaudhary Devi Lal University, Sirsa, in the name of Guru Ravidas for conduct of research on his ideas and teachings, he said.

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Khattar said land has been identified to build a memorial in Guru Ravidas' name near Pipli, Kurukshetra. A hostel and a school will also be built, he added. A venture capital fund will be created to provide financial assistance on behalf of the state government so as to promote self-employment and entrepreneurship opportunities to the youth belonging to Scheduled Castes, he said.

Free coaching will be provided to children belonging to Scheduled Caste communities to pursue higher education and prepare them for competitive exams, Khattar announced.