Surat Municipal Corporation to Reserve Direct Recruitment Posts for Ex-Servicemen

Image: AI Generated Surat Municipal Corporation (SMC) has moved to implement reservation quotas for ex-servicemen across its direct recruitment drives, aligning civic hiring policies with long-standing Gujarat government mandates.

The civic body's standing committee will consider a proposal to enforce the Urban Development Department's July 24 resolution, which mandates that local self-government institutions strictly adhere to ex-servicemen reservation rules. Once ratified by the general board, former defense personnel will secure quota benefits in all upcoming recruitment drives for permanent civic posts.

The policy enforces a notification originally issued by the state's General Administration Department on January 22, 2018. Under these provisions, ex-servicemen receive a 1% quota in Class-1 and Class-2 positions, 10% in Class-3 roles , and 20% in Class-4 recruitments.

Despite the state government issuing these guidelines six years ago, local urban bodies across Gujarat had largely failed to implement them . The issue gained urgency following representations from ex-servicemen associations and subsequent litigation in the Gujarat High Court, prompting the state government to order compliance across all municipal corporations.