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.