 bill no 331 of  2015 the persons belonging to economically weaker section (reservation of vacancies in posts and services) bill, 2015 by shri rahul shewale, mp a billto provide for reservation of vacancies in posts and services in establishments under the central government in favour of persons belonging to the economically weaker section and for matters connected therewithbe it enacted by parliament in the sixty-sixth year of the republic of india as follows:—(3) it shall come into force on such date as the central government may, by notification in the official gazette, appoint2 in this act, unless the context otherwise requires,—definitions5(a) "establishment" means an establishment which is owned, established,controlled, managed or financed by the central government and includes—(i) a ministry or department or subordinate office or attached office of thecentral government;(ii) a public sector undertaking or statutory authority constituted under anycentral act;10(iii) a corporation in which not less than fifty-one per cent of the paid-up sharecapital is held by the central government;(iv) a government company as defined under clause (45) of section 2 of thecompanies act, 2013; and18 of 2013(v) an autonomous body, organisation or institution receiving grant or aid fromthe consolidated fund of india;15(b) "person belonging to economically weaker section" means a person whoseannual income does not exceed rupees six lakhs per annum and is not covered under any of the scheme of reservation and who does not belong to the scheduled castes, the scheduled tribes or the other backward classes; and20(c) "prescribed" means prescribed by rules made under this act3 (1) there shall be reserved such percentage of posts, not below ten per cent of total posts in every establishment, for persons belonging to economically weaker section for appointment in civil services by direct recruitment(2) the vacancies reserved for the persons living below poverty line under sub-section (1) shall be filled in such manner as may be prescribed25reservation of posts in establishments for persons belonging to economically weaker section over-riding effect of the act4 the provisions of this act shall have effect notwithstanding anything contained in any other law for the time being in force or any judgement, decree, order or direction of a court to the contrary regarding ceiling on reservationpower to make rules305 (1) the central government may, by notification in the official gazette, make rulesfor carrying out the purposes of the act35(2) every rule made under this act shall be laid, as soon as may be after it is made, before each house of parliament, while it is in session, for a total period of thirty days which may be comprised in one session or in two or more successive sessions, and if, before the expiry of the session immediately following the session or the successive sessions aforesaid, both houses agree in making any modification in the rule or both the houses agree that the rule should 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 statement  of  objects  and  reasonsat present, reservation is provided to persons belonging to certain castes and tribesthough it is an historical fact that the persons belonging to the scheduled castes and the scheduled tribes were oppressed for centuries, yet, now with the constitutional guarantee of reservation in services under the state and other welfare schemes by the successive governments, their standard of living has improved to some extenthowever, the persons belonging to economically weaker section with no assistance or security from any government are living in a miserable condition they cannot afford higher education therefore, it is proposed to provide for reservation of vacancies in posts and services in establishments under the central government in favour of persons belonging to the economically weaker sectionhence this billnew delhi;rahul shewale november 13,  2015 memorandum  regarding  delegated  legislationclause 5 of the bill empowers the central government to make rules for carrying out the purposes of the bill as the rules will relate to the matters of detail only, the delegation of legislative power is of a normal character———— a billto provide for reservation of vacancies in posts and services in establishments under the central government in favour of persons belonging to the economically weaker section and for matters connected therewith————(shri rahul shewale, mp)gmgipmrnd—3023ls(s3)—09-12-2015