 bill no  4 of 2015 the  constitution (amendment) bill, 2015 by shri sankar prasad datta, mp a billfurther to amend the constitution of indiabe it enacted by parliament in the sixty-sixth year of the republic of india as follows:—1 this act may be called the constitution (amendment) act, 2015short title2 after article 16 of the constitution, the following article shall be inserted, namely:—insertion of new article 16a"16a nothing in this constitution shall prevent the state from making any provision for reservation in the matter of employment in private enterprises in favour of persons belonging to the scheduled castes and the scheduled tribes5explanation—in this article,—(i) "private enterprise" means a private enterprise or organization whose annual turnover is not less than rupees ten crore; and employment opportunities to persons belonging to scheduled castes and scheduled tribes in private sector10(ii) "provision for reservation" includes any incentive, which may be given to a private enterprise by the state, to encourage the enterprise to provide reservation in employment to persons belonging to the scheduled castes and the scheduled tribes" statement of objects and reasonsalthough private enterprises have dedicated 'corporate social responsibility'divisions, it is observed that these enterprises have not been actively pursuing their social responsibilities private enterprises are supposed to carry out their social responsibilities actively in the interest of general public and especially towards weaker sections of our society the job opportunities in the private sector have increased manifold following the liberalization of the indian economy during the last decade in order to fulfil its social responsibility, the private sector should come forward to extend job opportunities to the persons belonging to the scheduled castes and the scheduled tribesit is necessary to make an amendment in the constitution to enable the state to encourage private enterprises to provide reservation in employment to the persons belonging to the scheduled castes and the scheduled tribes in their establishmentsthe bill seeks to achieve the above objective lok  sabha———— a billfurther to amend the constitution of india————(shri sankar prasad datta, mp)gmgipmrnd—4153ls(s3)—04-02-2015