Backward Class Cell

Appointments or posts in public services under the control of the Government are filled on the basis of reservation as per the Maharashtra Public Services Reservation Act, 2001 and the Maharashtra Reservation for Socially and Educationally Backward Classes Act, 2024. Reservation has been implemented for direct service and promotion under this Act.

To check whether the percentage of posts to be reserved by the Backward Cell Division is mentioned in the Reservation Act, 2001 and accordingly the posts are filled from the candidates of that category or not, to check whether the various government orders/rules of reservation are implemented properly or not This cell has been formed as per the government decision dated 13.8.1986 to take action on the complaints of service-related grievances of Class-3 and Class-4 Backward Class employees.