law: Apprentices Act, 1961
  3. 
  
  RESERVATION OF TRAINING PLACES FOR THE SCHEDULED CASTES AND THE SCHEDULED TRIBES 
  
  IN DESIGNATED TRADES. -
  (1) In every 
  
  designated trade, training places shall be reserved by the employer for the 
  
  Scheduled Castes and the Scheduled Tribes and where there is more than one 
  
  designated trade in an establishment, such training places shall be reserved 
  
  also on the basis of the total number of apprentices in all the designated 
  
  trades in such establishment.
  (2) The 
  
  number of training places to be reserved for the Scheduled Castes and the 
  
  Scheduled Tribes under sub-section (1) shall be such as may be prescribed, 
  
  having regard to the population of the Scheduled Castes and the Scheduled Tribes 
  
  in the State concerned.
  Explanation: In this section, the expressions "Scheduled Castes" and "Scheduled Tribes" shall 
  
  have the meanings as in clauses (24) and (25) of article 366 of the 
  
  Constitution.