Tag: Quota
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SC to examine constitutional validity of 10% EWS quota in admissions, jobs
The top court clarified that it would first examine the 10 per cent EWS reservation in admissions and jobs, and then consider appeals against the Andhra Pradesh High Court verdict which set aside a local law granting reservation to Muslims.
August 30, 2022 -
Quota clamour puts BSY on a sticky wicket
Seers threaten hunger strike from 4 March if demands not met
March 2, 2021 -
Need equal opportunities for all: IIMs seek exemption from quota for faculty
The premier business schools, which currently do not offer reservations in teaching positions, have been asked by the Ministry to provide quota in faculty positions for SC, ST, OBC and EWS candidates.
January 2, 2020 -
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Acid attack victims to get quota in central govt jobs
People with autism, mental illnesses, intellectual disability and victims of acid attacks will now get quota in central government jobs, an official order said. In case of direct recruitment, four per cent of the total number of vacancies, up from the existing three per cent, in groups A, B and C shall be reserved for …
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January 28, 2018 -
Andhra Assembly passes bill for 5% quota for Kapus
The Andhra Pradesh assembly on Saturday unanimously passed a legislation to provide five per cent reservation for the Kapu community in government jobs and educational institutions. Meeting a long-pending demand of Kapus, the government has included the community in the backward classes by creating a separate category ‘F’. In the absence of only opposition party …
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December 2, 2017 -
Caste-based rallies end peacefully in Haryana, NH-71A open to traffic
No untoward incident was reported during the two parallel caste-based rallies by All-India Jat Arakshan Sangharsh Samiti (AIJASS) president Yashpal Malik in Rohtak and Bhartiya Janta Party (BJP) Member of Parliament (MP) Raj Kumar Saini in Jind on Sunday, according to media reports. NH-71A Rohtak-Panipat highway, which was earlier closed due to security concerns, was later opened …
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November 26, 2017 -
Gujarat polls: Vaghela’s Jan Vikalp Morcha joins the quota bandwagon
With all major political parties coming up with their election manifesto for the upcoming Gujarat Assembly elections 2017, now Shanker Singh Vaghela, the former minister of Gujarat and the leader of his nascent Jan Vikalp Morcha, had come up with his party’s manifesto promising special 10 per cent quota from within the 27 per cent …
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November 23, 2017 -
Vaghela seeks 25% quota for non-reserved classes
Former Congress veteran Shankersinh Vaghela, who is now leading a new political front ‘Jan Vikalp’, today demanded 25 per cent reservation in jobs and education for the non-reserved classes in Gujarat. The former Gujarat Chief Minister claimed that despite the 49.5 per cent cap on reservations put by the Supreme Court, he state government can …
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October 5, 2017 -
Delhi assembly seeks 85 pc quota for Delhi students in DU colleges
The Delhi Assembly on Thursday adopted a resolution seeking 85 per cent reservation in admission for city students in 28 DU colleges that are funded by the AAP government as all MLAs pledged to raise the issue with the Centre, LG and university administration. Another resolution was adopted by the House demanding an amendment in …
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June 30, 2017 -
Supreme Court restores institutional quota in BHU, AMU
The Supreme Court on Wednesday restored 50 per cent in-house institutional preference reservation of seats in postgraduate medical courses at the Banaras Hindu University (BHU), Aligarh Muslim University (AMU) and other government medical colleges in Uttar Pradesh. The apex court, in the process, set aside a May 29 Allahabad High Court order that asked these …
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June 7, 2017 -
Rajasthan Gurjars to launch stir demanding quota
The Gurjar community in Rajasthan is set to launch a major agitation against the state government for failing to implement 5 per cent Special Backward Class (SBC) quota in educational institutes and government jobs for the community. Gurjar leaders have called for a public meeting at Sikandra on Saturday, nearly 70 kilometers from the state capital Jaipur and the venue has …
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April 21, 2017 -
Telangana to hike Muslim quota to 12%
The Telangana government on Saturday decided to hike the reservations for the socially and economically backward among Muslims to 12 per cent from the existing four per cent. The decision was taken by the state cabinet at a meeting chaired by Chief Minister K. Chandrasekhar Rao. The cabinet also decided to increase the quota for …
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April 15, 2017 -
No move to increase SC quota: Govt
The government has no intention to increase reservation for Scheduled Castes, Union Minister for Social Justice Thaawar Chand Gehlot said in the Lok Sabha today. He was replying to a debate on the Constitution (Scheduled Castes) Orders (Amendment) Bill, 2017, which would pave the way for the inclusion of the list of Scheduled Castes in …
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March 23, 2017