A parliamentary panel has pointed out that a massive backlog exists in the direct promotion and recruitment of SCs and STs to various posts at the New Delhi Municipal Council (NDMC). The report claimed that the “representation of SC/ST employees, who attended training, seminars, symposia, conferences in foreign countries during the last five years, is not adequate. The committee noted that a massive backlog or shortfall exists in the direct recruitment and promotion of SCs and STs in group A, B, C and D categories of posts."