The government of Uttarakhand on Wednesday decided to remove reservation in promotions for SC/ST employees.
Around two lakh General and OBC employees in the government were demanding the removal of the reservation to SC/ST employees and had been protesting since March 2.
The Chief Secretary issued a letter to all government departments to inform them of the government's move. With this, the state government also lifted restrictions on promotions in the state.
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