Section 4 in Assam Women (Reservation of Vacancies in Services and Posts) Act, 2005
4. Reservation for women in vacancies to be filled up by direct recruitment.
- At the commencement of this Act, 30 percent of the vacancies in respect of all appointments to the services and posts in the establishment which are to be filled up by direct recruitment shall be reserved for the women candidates :Provided that the aforesaid reservation shall be inclusive of the reservation provided statutorily or otherwise to the Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes (Plains), Scheduled Tribes (Hills). Other Backward Classes. More Other Backward Classes and persons with disabilities within the respective reserved category :Provided further that 30 percent reservation of the vacancies in respect of the Women for the remaining unreserved Category of candidates shall be available to the Women of unreserved category only.
