Apprentices Act, 1961 — back to Table of Contents
Section 3A. Reservation of training places for the Scheduled Castes and the Scheduled Tribes in designated trades
(1) In every designated trade, the employer must reserve training places for the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes; where an establishment has more than one designated trade, reservation is also based on the total number of apprentices across all designated trades in that establishment.
(2) The number of reserved places is prescribed, having regard to the SC/ST population of the State concerned.
Explanation: “Scheduled Castes” and “Scheduled Tribes” carry the meanings in Article 366(24) and (25) of the Constitution.
Note: Inserted by the Apprentices (Amendment) Act, 1973, with effect from 1 December 1974; sub-section (1) amended by Act 41 of 1986, effective 16 December 1987.
