Article 335 of indian constitution amendment in process constitutional amendment number 117

The bill delinks the term 'efficiency of administration' from the claims
of the SC and the ST for jobs and promotions, mentioned in Article
335.

Original Article 335

Article 335 of Constitution of India deals with
Claims of Scheduled Castes and Scheduled
Tribes to services

From the Constitution
The claims of the members of the Scheduled
Castes and the Scheduled Tribes shall be
taken into consideration, consistently with the
maintenance of efficiency of administration,
in the making of appointments to services
and posts in connection with the affairs of
the Union or of a State: 1[Provided that
nothing in this article shall prevent in making
of any provision in favour of the members of
the Scheduled Castes and the Scheduled
Tribes for relaxation in qualifying marks in
any examination or lowering the standards of
evaluation, for reservation in matters of
promotion to any class or classes of services
or posts in connection with the affairs of the
Union or of a State.]