What are the provisions for reservation in matters of public employment in the Indian Constitution?
Article 16 of the Indian Constitution provides for reservation in matters of public employment. It allows the State to make provisions for the reservation of appointments or posts in favor of any backward class of citizens, Scheduled Castes, and Scheduled Tribes which, in the opinion of the State, are not adequately represented in the services under the State. It also permits provisions for reservation in matters of promotion for Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes, as well as reservations for economically weaker sections of citizens other than the classes mentioned in clause (4) of Article 16.