Section 5(3)(a) in The M.P. Municipal Corporations (Appointment and Conditions of Service of Officers and Servants) Rules, 2000
(a)There shall be reserved posts for the persons belonging to the Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes and Other Backward Classes at the stage of the direct recruitment in accordance with the provisions contained in the Madhya Pradesh Lok Seva (Anusuchit Jatiyon, Anusuchit Jan Jatiyon Aur Anya Pichhade Vargon Ke Liye Arakshan) Adhiniyam, 1994 (No. 21 of 1994).