As per the current central government reservation policy for direct recruitment, what percentage of posts is reserved for Scheduled Castes (S

The central government reservation policy provides for 15% reservation for Scheduled Castes, 7.5% for Scheduled Tribes, and 27% for Other Backward Classes in direct recruitment to central government posts and services (in addition to the 10% EWS reservation introduced later). total central reservation (SC 15% + ST 7.5% + OBC 27%) adds up to 49.5%. With the 10% EWS reservation introduced by the 103rd Constitutional Amendment (2019), the effective total in many recruitment contexts rises to around 59.5%, a figure often tested alongside the Indra Sawhney case's 50% ceiling debate.