The die is cast: How shrinking of CPSE jobs has changed the reservation mix

Some segments have gained greater share amid a drop in overall employment

The drop in the number of jobs in government companies has also changed the caste profile of its employees.

The total share of reserved category jobs has increased by 350 basis points over a five-year period, shows a Business Standard analysis of data from the Public Enterprises Survey reports between 2016-17 and the latest available 2021-22 report. A 100 basis points is one per cent. Much of the gains in reservation is due to gains for the Other Backward Class (OBC) community. Their share has gone up by 390 basis points.  It is up 90 basis points for Scheduled Tribe