New Delhi: Human Resources Development Minister Kapil Sibal wants “consensus” on giving Other Backward Classes (OBCs) reservation in private educational institutions and would act “with circumspection” on the issue.
"No question of opposition to anything. We must move forward with circumspection. These are issues that touch every home, every child and every family and we must develop a national consensus when we move forward on these issues," Sibal told PTI in an interview.
He was asked whether government planned to introduce reservation for OBCs in private educational institutions. Parliament in 2006 passed the OBC Reservation Bill, which reserves 27 per cent seats for OBC students in Central Educational Institutions (CEIs).
CEIs are currently implementing 27 per cent reservation for OBCs in a phased manner over a period of three years ending 2010-11.
"We would like to have consultations. How do you build up consensus? You consult various stakeholders. You consult the private sectors, you ask them their financial capacity and how much time they need to implement," Sibal said.
He said the priority before the government was to ensure that reservation was implemented in the CEIs, including IITs, IIMs and Central Universities. "We want to make sure that in three years, it is done," he said.
Sibal said the government didn’t plan to implement reservation in faculty recruitment in the CEIs.
The HRD Ministry had earlier asked the IITs to implement reservation in faculty recruitment, an issue vehemently opposed by the IIT directors.
"It is still on hold. I have to discuss it," Sibal said.
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