The commission recommended the following steps:

(a) The reservation of 27 per cent jobs for those who do not qualify on the basis of merit.

(b) The reservation of 27 per cent for promotions at all levels.

(c) The reserved quota, if unfilled, should be carried forward fora period of three years and dereserved thereafter.

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(d) Age relaxation for the backward classes should be the same as it is in the case of the scheduled castes and the scheduled tribes.

(e) A roster system should be prepared for the backward classes on the pattern of that for the scheduled castes and scheduled tribes.

(f) The principle of reservation should be made applicable to all the public sector undertakings, banks, and private undertakings receiving grants from the central and state governments, universities and colleges.

(g) The government should make the necessary legal provisions for implementing these recommendations.