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Article 336 of the Constitution of India

Article
336
Chapter
CHAPTER I.—S ERVICES
Index row title
(1) During the first two years after the commencement of this Constitution, appointments ofmembers of the Anglo-Indian community to posts in the
Source document
India Constitution
Provision ID
9259d9e5-978b-4886-bb6f-7f36a0c9e1ba

150 words

Verbatim text

commencement of this Constitution, appointments ofmembers of the Anglo-Indian community to posts in the railway, customs, postal and telegraph services of the Union shall be made on the same basis as immediatelybefore the fifteenth day of August, 1947. During every succeeding period of two years, the number of posts reserved for the members of the said community in the said services shall, as nearly as possible,be less by ten per cent. than the numbers so reserved during the immediately preceding period of two years: Provided that at the end of ten years from the commencement of this Constitution all such reservationsshall cease. (2) Nothing in clause (1) shall bar the appointment of members of the Anglo-Indian community to posts other than, or in addition to, those reserved for the community under that clause if such members are found qualifiedfor appointment on merit as compared with the members of other communities.

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  • The index files this text under article 336 of the Constitution of India.
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