Tag: Reservation

Maharashtra Assembly ratifies bill extending quota to backward classes today

The Constitution Amendment bill, which was passed by Parliament on December 11, has to be ratified by at least 50 per cent of the state assemblies before it is brought into force.

January 8, 2020

Centre seeks SC/ST quota verdict review

Attorney General KK Venugopal submitted before a bench headed by Chief Justice SA Bobde that there are doubts on the correctness of the five-judge bench judgment in the Jarnail Singh case in 2018.

December 2, 2019

Andhra Pradesh passes law to reserve 75 per cent of private jobs for locals

According to the new law, in case the local candidates lack the skills for the job, the companies, in collaboration with the government, are required to provide the necessary training.

July 23, 2019

Bengal government clears 10 per cent reservation for EWS

The economically weaker section can apply for civil jobs once the notification is issued. There will also be reservation for EWS for admission to any educational institution. Both the Congress and the CPI-M hailed the decision.

July 3, 2019

Opposition hits Centre over reservation, asks where are jobs

Former Union Finance Minister Yahswant Sinha dubbed the move as jumla and questioned the government's intent, citing legal complexities and lack of time as the current session of Parliament is scheduled to end on Tuesday.

January 7, 2019

‘Must define regulation, autonomy’

Prof Jatin Bhatt, Vice-Chancellor of Ambedkar University, speaks on issues ranging from his expectations from the national education policy to whether a regulatory body for higher education is needed

January 5, 2019

BJP will not allow reservation for minorities: Amit Shah

He was referring to the resolution passed by Telangana legislature and sent to the Centre, seeking its nod for increasing reservation for Muslims in jobs and education from current four per cent to 12 per cent.

November 25, 2018

Punjab Cabinet restores quota for SC staff

As per the decision, while SC employees in Group-A and Group-B will get 14 per cent reservation, 20 per cent reservation will be given to SC employees in Group-C and Group-D services.

July 31, 2018

SC refuses to pass interim order on plea on reservation to SC/ST in govt jobs

The bench said one Constitution bench is already seized of various matters and the issue can only be taken up in the first week of August

July 11, 2018

Bihar Minister demands reservation for poor from upper castes

Bihar Industry Minister Jai Kumar Singh on Tuesday demanded the formation of a "Swarn Aayog" (Commission for the Upper Castes) by the Centre to provide reservation to the poor among the upper castes in the country.

April 17, 2018

Gujjars, others to get 1% reservation in Rajasthan

The Rajasthan government on Thursday decided to provide the Gujjars and four other communities one per cent reservation within the 50 per cent limit while retaining their OBC status. The Cabinet gave a green signal to this proposal. Earlier, the Gujjar community had threatened the government with protests if its demand for job quotas was not met. …

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December 22, 2017

Gujjars, others to get one per cent reservation in Rajasthan

The Rajasthan government on Thursday decided to provide the Gujjars and four other communities one per cent reservation within the 50 per cent limit while retaining their OBC status. The Cabinet gave a green signal to this proposal. Earlier, the Gujjar community had threatened the government with protests if its demand for job quotas was …

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December 21, 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

Reservation must for benefit of oppressed: Uma Bharti

Union minister Uma Bharti on Tuesday said reservation was necessary and must continue in the country for the benefit of those who remained oppressed for ages. Bharti further said there was no discrimination in the country on the basis of religion but certainly it was there in the name of caste. “Reservation is necessary for the …

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October 31, 2017

Pitfalls of revisiting reservation

While taking advantage of its majority in both Houses of Parliament, the ruling BJP is planning to revisit the existing scheme of OBC reservation through multiple measures. First, the Other Backward Classes Bill will be reintroduced to give constitutional status to the National Commission for Backward Classes (NCBC) under Article 340 in the forthcoming winter …

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September 7, 2017

Union minister Ramdas Athawale favours increase in reservation

Union minister Ramdas Athawale on Thursday favoured a 25 per cent increase in reservation to accommodate a few other castes. Addressing a press conference here, the minister of state for social justice and empowerment said communities such as the Marathas in Maharashtra, the Patels in Gujarat and the Jats in Haryana were demanding reservation. The …

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September 1, 2017

SC order on institutional reservation in AMU and BHU on Wednesday

The Supreme Court is likely to pronounce on Wednesday its order on petitions by Banaras Hindu University (BHU), Aligarh Muslim University (AMU) and other seeking the restoration of 50 per cent institutional preference quota in post graduate medical courses. Both BHU and AMU have moved the top court challenging Allahabad High Court's May 29 order …

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June 6, 2017