Amit Shah affirms BJP’s commitment to reservations
The Union home minister reiterated his party's unwavering commitment to preserving reservations against the backdrop of alleged misinformation from the Opposition.
The Union home minister reiterated his party's unwavering commitment to preserving reservations against the backdrop of alleged misinformation from the Opposition.
The socio economic data from the caste survey report, which was presented to the assembly on Tuesday, indicates that 34 per cent of people in Bihar are classified as "poor," meaning that their monthly income is less than Rs 6,000
Assam's cabinet approves seat reservation for Bhutanese nationals in medical colleges, strengthening India-Bhutan ties.
Shivraj Singh Chouhan announced a number of pro-women initiatives, including the allocation of 50% of teaching positions to women and to reserve 35% of government job openings for them
While speaking to reporters in Pune on Thursday, Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) Chief Sharad Pawar said the Central Government should give reservation to women before thinking about the Uniform Civil Code (UCC).
According to the order, the gross annual family income should be below Rs 8 lakh to be eligible for EWS reservation, including from all sources of income such as salary, agriculture, business, profession and others prior to the year of application.
In a major judgement, on February 9, the Supreme Court ruled that reservation for appointments and promotions to public posts is 'not a fundamental right'.
The protesters, led by former BJP MP, Dr Udit Raj, called the apex court’s decision violation of the Constitution and said that it is a step towards scrapping reservation.
The apex court, in its ruling on Friday, stated that there is 'no fundamental right which inheres in an individual to claim reservation in promotions', and also no court can order a state government to provide for reservation to SC/STs.
With the new judgement, the Supreme Court has overturned a 2012 ruling by the Uttarakhand High Court that directed the state to provide quotas to specified communities.