Bihar caste survey: CM Nitish Kumar says will raise reservation for OBCs from 50% to 65%
1 year, 4 months ago

Bihar caste survey: CM Nitish Kumar says will raise reservation for OBCs from 50% to 65%

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Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar proposes to increase reservation in the state from 50% to 65% following a detailed report of the caste survey. Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Tuesday proposed to increase the quotas for Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes and OBCs in the state. {{^adFree}} {{/adFree}} Caste survey report released today The caste survey report, which was released on Tuesday, cited that more than a third of families inhabiting Bihar were living in poverty, making do with a monthly income of ₹6,000 or less It further acknowledged considerable poverty among the upper castes, though the percentage was, predictably, much higher among backward classes, Dalits and tribals. The preliminary findings had established that OBCs and Extremely Backward Classes constituted more than 60 per cent of the state’s total population, while the upper castes accounted for about 10 per cent.

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Telangana assembly passes bills to increase OBC reservation to 42%
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1 week, 4 days ago

Telangana assembly passes bills to increase OBC reservation to 42%

Hindustan Times  

The Telangana assembly on Monday passed two bills to hike the reservation for other backward classes in education, employment and local bodies to 42%, fulfilling a major campaign promise based on the recently concluded caste survey but also triggering controversy over the breached 50% cap on caste-based reservations. The assembly also passed the Telangana Scheduled Castes Bill, 2025, seeking to …

Telangana to bring 2 bills to raise OBC quota to 42%
3 weeks ago

Telangana to bring 2 bills to raise OBC quota to 42%

Hindustan Times  

The Telangana government will introduce two separate bills in the upcoming budget session of the state assembly, seeking to provide 42% reservations to Other Backward Classes — one in the upcoming local body elections, another in the education and employment, said state backward classes minister Ponnam Prabhakar. “Once the OBC local bodies reservation bill is passed by the state legislature, …

Demand for raising reservation cap rises in Karnataka
3 months, 2 weeks ago

Demand for raising reservation cap rises in Karnataka

New Indian Express  

BELAGAVI: The demand for increasing the reservation cap to over 50% in the State, came to the fore again in the ongoing winter session in the council on Friday with MLCs across the party lines raising the matter. The matter came up for discussion when the question was raised by BJP MLC Talawar Sabanna who wanted the government to increase …

Bihar assembly winter session: LoP Tejashwi asks Minister Nitish govt to raise reservation quota to 85 per cent
4 months ago

Bihar assembly winter session: LoP Tejashwi asks Minister Nitish govt to raise reservation quota to 85 per cent

New Indian Express  

PATNA: Tejashwi Prasad Yadav, the Leader of Opposition in the Bihar assembly, has called on the Nitish Kumar-led NDA government to introduce new laws providing 85% reservation quotas for deprived castes and economically weaker sections. Speaking in the assembly on Tuesday, after Speaker Nand Kishore Yadav rejected the opposition’s adjournment motion, the RJD leader proposed that a committee be set …

OPINION| Quota Within Quota: The Secret Weapon!
4 months, 2 weeks ago

OPINION| Quota Within Quota: The Secret Weapon!

India TV News  

Prime Minister Narendra Modi is doing his best to explain to voters of Jharkhand and Maharashtra the exact meaning of his slogan, “Ek Hain, Toh Safe Hain”. The issue came up before the Supreme Court recently, and the apex court in August ruled by a 6:1 majority judgement that sub-classification within the scheduled castes and scheduled tribes was permissible. In …

Counting right: The Hindu Editorial on caste surveys
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Counting right: The Hindu Editorial on caste surveys

The Hindu  

Last week’s launch of a caste survey in Telangana by the Congress government is a step towards fulfilling its 2023 Assembly poll promise. The Union government had also said that it had no proposal to make caste data of the Socio Economic and Caste Census 2011 public. In June, the Patna High Court struck down two Acts in Bihar, envisaging …

VHR Asks BJP to Lift 50% Quota Cap
8 months, 4 weeks ago

VHR Asks BJP to Lift 50% Quota Cap

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: Senior TPCC leader V. Hanumantha Rao on Monday called on the NDA-led BJP government at the Centre to pass a bill in Parliament that would allow reservations to exceed the current 50 percent cap. Hanumantha Rao highlighted that the Congress wants all state laws regarding reservations for Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes, and Other Backward Classes to be included in …

NCBC recommends increase in reservation quota for OBCs in West Bengal, Punjab
10 months, 1 week ago

NCBC recommends increase in reservation quota for OBCs in West Bengal, Punjab

The Hindu  

The National Commission for Backward Classes has recommended an increase in the reservation quota for Other Backward Classes in public employment in Punjab and West Bengal. Reservation quota for Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes and Other Backward Classes is 22%, 6% and 17% respectively in respect of services and posts under the control of West Bengal in establishments run or aided …

Patna High Court seeks counter affidavit from Nitish govt on petitions challenging hike in quotas in Bihar
1 year, 3 months ago

Patna High Court seeks counter affidavit from Nitish govt on petitions challenging hike in quotas in Bihar

India TV News  

The Patna High Court on Friday directed the Bihar government to file its response on a batch of petitions challenging the recent increase in reservations for Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes, Other Backward Classes and Extremely Backward Classes. A Division Bench led by Chief Justice K Vinod Chandran asked the Nitish Kumar government, represented by Advocate General PK Shahi, to file …

Bihar notifies quota hike after Governor signs bills
1 year, 4 months ago

Bihar notifies quota hike after Governor signs bills

Hindustan Times  

The Bihar government issued the gazette notification for the two quota bills on Tuesday after Governor Rajendra Vishwanath Arlekar signed the Bihar reservation of vacancies in posts and services amendment Bill and the Bihar reservation amendment Bill, 2023, to pave the way for the increase in quota from the existing 50% to 65%. Under the new provision, based on the …

Bihar government notifies quota hike after governor signs bills
1 year, 4 months ago

Bihar government notifies quota hike after governor signs bills

Hindustan Times  

The Bihar government on Tuesday issued the gazette notification for the two quota bills after governor Rajendra Vishwanath Arlekar signed the Bihar Reservation of vacancies in posts and services Amendment Bill and the Bihar Reservation Amendment Bill, 2023 paving the way for increase in quota from the existing 50% to 65%. Under the new provision, based on the findings of …

Nitish Kumar-led Bihar govt raises quota for deprived castes to 65 per cent in state jobs, education
1 year, 4 months ago

Nitish Kumar-led Bihar govt raises quota for deprived castes to 65 per cent in state jobs, education

India TV News  

The Nitish Kumar government in Bihar has formally increased the reservation quota for deprived castes from 50% to 65% in state government jobs and educational institutions. Governor Arlekar sent formal notifications for both bills—the Bihar Reservation of Vacancies in Posts and Services Amendment Bill and the Bihar Reservation Amendment Bill, 2023—to the state government, endorsing the proposed changes. The swift …

Bihar Assembly Greenlights Historic Reservation Hike to 65% for SCs, STs, OBCs, EBCs
1 year, 4 months ago

Bihar Assembly Greenlights Historic Reservation Hike to 65% for SCs, STs, OBCs, EBCs

Deccan Chronicle  

Patna: The Bihar assembly on Thursday approved a hike in reservations for Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes, Other Backward Castes and Extremely Backward Castes from the current 50 per cent to 65 per cent. Based on the findings of the caste-based survey, Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar recommended a hike in the reservation of OBCs and EBCs to 43 per cent, …

Bihar assembly unanimously passes bill for 65% caste reservation
1 year, 4 months ago

Bihar assembly unanimously passes bill for 65% caste reservation

Op India  

Bihar Assembly has passed the ‘Reservation Amendment Bill’ to raise reservations for Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes, Other Backward Classes and Extremely Backward Classes in state jobs and educational institutions to 65% on 9 November. On November 7, the Bihar Cabinet approved the initiative to enhance the state’s quotas for Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes and Other Backward Classes. It is clear …

Bihar assembly passes bill to hike quotas for SCs, STs & backward classes to 65 per cent, surpasses SC's 50 per cent cap
1 year, 4 months ago

Bihar assembly passes bill to hike quotas for SCs, STs & backward classes to 65 per cent, surpasses SC's 50 per cent cap

Firstpost  

The Caste Survey report revealed that OBCs and the extremely backward classes sub-group account for a whopping 63 per cent of the state’s total of 13.07 crore, while SCs and STs together were slightly over 21 per cent. The Bihar Assembly on Thursday unanimously passed a bill to raise the quota for SCs, STs, Other Backward Classes, Extremely Backward Classes …

Bihar cabinet clears quota hike to 75%, Bill likely today
1 year, 4 months ago

Bihar cabinet clears quota hike to 75%, Bill likely today

Hindustan Times  

At a special meeting held on Tuesday evening, the Bihar cabinet approved a proposal to increase the reservations in government jobs and educational institutions from the existing 60% to 75%, hours after chief minister Nitish Kumar told the state assembly that his government would bring a Bill in the ongoing winter session of the legislature to effect the quota hike …

Bihar: Nitish Kumar proposes to increase reservation quota from 50% to 75% after caste survey results
1 year, 4 months ago

Bihar: Nitish Kumar proposes to increase reservation quota from 50% to 75% after caste survey results

Op India  

On 7th November, Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar presented a detailed report of the caste-based census in the Legislative Assembly. While tabling the detailed caste census report in the state assembly, he said, “Quotas for Other Backward Classes, Scheduled Castes, and Scheduled Tribes need to be raised. According to the caste survey, Yadavs have the highest population among OBCs and …

Nitish Kumar wants backward classes quota to be increased from 50% to 65%, 10% for EWS
1 year, 4 months ago

Nitish Kumar wants backward classes quota to be increased from 50% to 65%, 10% for EWS

India TV News  

Patna: Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar, in wake of the outcomes of the recently conducted caste census in Bihar, voiced in favour of further increasing the reservation for Backward Classes and Extremely Backward Classes as their population has increased according to the survey. Nitish Kumar said that the quota for Backward Classes should be increased from 50 per cent to …

Bihar politics: Govt keen to increase reservation in Winter Session. Will it?
1 year, 4 months ago

Bihar politics: Govt keen to increase reservation in Winter Session. Will it?

Hindustan Times  

Patna:The winter session of Bihar’s state legislature beginning from November 6th is expected to be politically significant as there is likelihood of the ruling Grand Alliance government increasing the reservation limit for backward classes, following the findings of the caste survey released recently. There is a buzz in political circles that the GA government, following the release of the caste …

Nitish Kumar to table caste survey report in Bihar Assembly
1 year, 5 months ago

Nitish Kumar to table caste survey report in Bihar Assembly

The Hindu  

Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Wednesday announced he would table the report on the recently released caste-based survey in the both Houses of the State Assembly in the upcoming winter session, which is likely to commence in December. Mr. Kumar was accompanied by Deputy Chief Minister and Rashtriya Janata Dal leader Tejashwi Yadav; Bihar Legislative Council Chairperson Devesh Chandra …

INDIA bloc cites Bihar data to reiterate demand for nationwide caste census
1 year, 5 months ago

INDIA bloc cites Bihar data to reiterate demand for nationwide caste census

The Hindu  

Citing the findings of the Bihar caste survey, leaders of the Indian National Developmental, Inclusive Alliance on October 2 reiterated their demand for conducting a countrywide caste census to ensure “social justice” to the deprived classes. Welcoming the move of the Bihar government, Congress communication chief Jairam Ramesh said a similar survey was done earlier by the party in Karnataka …

Bihar caste survey results may open door to challenging 50% ceiling on reservations
1 year, 5 months ago

Bihar caste survey results may open door to challenging 50% ceiling on reservations

The Hindu  

October 02, 2023 05:02 pm | Updated 06:46 pm IST - New Delhi The caste survey undertaken by the Bihar Government, results of which were made public on Monday, may open the door to challenging the 50% ceiling on reservations in jobs and educational institutions currently in place, as also a recalibration of the Mandal politics of the 1990s, say …

Bihar Caste Survey Released: OBCs Constitute 63% of Population, General 15%
1 year, 5 months ago

Bihar Caste Survey Released: OBCs Constitute 63% of Population, General 15%

The Quint  

Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar took to X to commend the caste-based survey, and said that key decisions will be taken by the government on the basis of the report's findings. "Today, on the auspicious occasion of Gandhi Jayanti, the data of the caste-based census conducted in Bihar has been published. “Caste-based survey not only revealed the castes but also …

Bihar CM Nitish Kumar calls all-party meet today to discuss caste census results – India TV
1 year, 5 months ago

Bihar CM Nitish Kumar calls all-party meet today to discuss caste census results – India TV

India TV News  

Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar called for an all-party meeting on Tuesday to share the details of the details of the caste census report, which was released earlier today. Nitish Kumar on caste census report Earlier in the day, Nitish Kumar congratulated the entire team engaged in the work of caste-based enumeration, stating that the survey not only revealed the …

Women’s Reservation Bill: Rahul Gandhi says I was shocked and shattered...
1 year, 6 months ago

Women’s Reservation Bill: Rahul Gandhi says I was shocked and shattered...

Live Mint  

Amid the ongoing debate over the Women's reservation bill in the Special session of the parliament, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on 20 September said that he supports the bill, but lamented that the measure was 'incomplete' as it lacks quota for other backward classes. Participating in the debate on the Bill in the Lok Sabha, Rahul Gandhi said that it …

Opposition backs women's bill, but seeks OBC quota and immediate implementation
1 year, 6 months ago

Opposition backs women's bill, but seeks OBC quota and immediate implementation

Deccan Chronicle  

New Delhi: Extending her party's support to the women's reservation bill, Congress parliamentary party chief Sonia Gandhi on Wednesday demanded that the quota be implemented immediately and provision be made for reservation for OBC women. Initiating the debate on the bill from the opposition's side, Gandhi said in the Lok Sabha that any delay in bringing the reservation into effect …

Owaisi bats for increase in OBC quota
1 year, 6 months ago

Owaisi bats for increase in OBC quota

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: AIMIM president Asaduddin Owaisi referring to the possibility of the Rohini Commission recommending key changes to the OBC quota policy batted for an increase in the reservation for the community. The Narendra Modi government must breach the 50 percent ceiling limit and expand reservations for those groups that could never benefit from reservations. Referring to the need for sub …

Uttar Pradesh Congress demands caste census, increase in OBC quota
1 year, 10 months ago

Uttar Pradesh Congress demands caste census, increase in OBC quota

The Hindu  

The Uttar Pradesh unit of the Congress party held a convention in Lucknow recently to demand a caste-based census in the State. Mr. Khabri said the grand old party had also demanded the State government fill OBCs’ reservation in government jobs in accordance with the percentage guaranteed by the law. Mr. Khabri said the actual population of underprivileged sections of …

Odisha Cabinet Approves Decision to Add 22 New Castes to State OBC List
2 years, 2 months ago

Odisha Cabinet Approves Decision to Add 22 New Castes to State OBC List

The Quint  

How much reservation do OBCs get in Odisha? However, whenever the government has tried to raise the quota, it has been struck down by the courts for crossing the 50% ceiling of total reservation set by the Supreme Court in the 1993 Indra Sawhney judgment. For example, Orissa High Court had struck down the Odisha Reservation of Posts and Services …

Chhattisgarh cabinet approves bills for reservation in different categories
2 years, 4 months ago

Chhattisgarh cabinet approves bills for reservation in different categories

Hindustan Times  

The Chhattisgarh cabinet headed by chief minister Bhupesh Baghel on Thursday approved two amendment bills paving the way for reservation in admissions and employment in proportion to population of various sections of the society in the state. Chhattisgarh government spokesperson and parliamentary affairs minister Ravindra Choubey said the cabinet approved the drafts of the Chhattisgarh Public Service Amendment Act and …

Chhattisgarh to table bill to provide reservation on the basis of population
2 years, 4 months ago

Chhattisgarh to table bill to provide reservation on the basis of population

Hindustan Times  

The Chhattisgarh government is planning to introduce a bill in the assembly that will help provide reservation in jobs and admissions in educational institutions on the basis of the proportion of population of different sections in the state, including SC/ST and OBC, officials familiar with the development have said. However, in October 2019, the Chhattisgarh high court directed the state …

Chhattisgarh Guv asks CM Bhupesh Baghel to furnish info on steps taken to increase Scheduled Tribes quota
2 years, 4 months ago

Chhattisgarh Guv asks CM Bhupesh Baghel to furnish info on steps taken to increase Scheduled Tribes quota

India Today  

Chhattisgarh Governor Anusuiya Uikey has written a letter to Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel seeking information on what steps the state government is taking to restore the reservation for Scheduled Tribes in the state from 20% to 32%. The letter was sent to the CM after the Chhattisgarh High Court set aside the Chhattisgarh government's decision to increase reservation for Scheduled …

OBCs get only 9-13% reservation in panchayat polls, claims Kamal Nath
2 years, 10 months ago

OBCs get only 9-13% reservation in panchayat polls, claims Kamal Nath

India TV News  

Highlights Congress accused the BJP-led state government of doing "grave injustice" to OBCs. A day after the Madhya Pradesh State Election Commission announced the schedule of three-tier panchayat polls, the Opposition Congress accused the BJP-led state government of doing "grave injustice" to the other backward classes. The allegation was made by the state Congress chief Kamal Nath, who highlighted district-wise …

OBC reservation in India: History, state-wise quota, legal challenges, tussle for local body polls
2 years, 10 months ago

OBC reservation in India: History, state-wise quota, legal challenges, tussle for local body polls

The Hindu  

The story so far: Last week, the Maharashtra government had a setback when the Supreme Court directed the State to release the schedule for local civic polls across the state within two weeks, upholding its stay on reservations for Other Backward Classes. Local body elections in Maharashtra have been on hold since the apex Court stayed the 27 per cent …

CM Bommai: Karnataka may opt for new commission to assess quota
3 years ago

CM Bommai: Karnataka may opt for new commission to assess quota

Hindustan Times  

A new commission will likely be set up by the BJP government in Karnataka in order to facilitate the reservation of seats for OBCs in local polls as mandated by recent orders of the Supreme Court. Chief minister Basavaraj Bommai held an all-party meeting to discuss reservation for OBCs and holding the long-overdue local body polls. Karnataka Chief Minister Basavaraj …

OBC Quota Stir: Bhim Army Chief Chandrashekhar Azad, Others Detained in Bhopal
3 years, 2 months ago

OBC Quota Stir: Bhim Army Chief Chandrashekhar Azad, Others Detained in Bhopal

News 18  

Bhim Army chief Chandrashekhar Azad and a dozen other people were detained on Sunday ahead of their plans to gherao Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan’s residence to seek 27 per cent reservation for the Other Backward Classes, police said. Azad was detained at the airport upon his arrival along with 12 to 13 people, though the exact number …

Jharkhand: Ruling Cong hits street for 27% OBC reservation, BJP takes jibe
3 years, 6 months ago

Jharkhand: Ruling Cong hits street for 27% OBC reservation, BJP takes jibe

Hindustan Times  

The ruling Congress, which is the second largest party in the Hemant Soren government after Jharkhand Mukti Morcha, held a a one-day sit-in protest across the state, demanding 27 percent reservation for other backward classes in Jharkhand. The OBC wing of the Congress on Tuesday organised the protests in all district headquarters, while the main event was held near Raj …

Parliament passes Bill restoring States’ right to maintain OBC lists
3 years, 7 months ago

Parliament passes Bill restoring States’ right to maintain OBC lists

The Hindu  

Parliament on Wednesday passed a constitutional amendment aimed at restoring the rights of the States and the Union Territories to maintain their own list of socially and educationally backward classes, commonly known as Other Backward Classes. While the Bill received support from across party lines, at least 10 parties, including NDA’s Janata Dal, called for a caste-based census and 12 …

Akhilesh Yadav Accuses BJP of Misleading OBCs, Demands Increase in Reservation Limit
3 years, 7 months ago

Akhilesh Yadav Accuses BJP of Misleading OBCs, Demands Increase in Reservation Limit

News 18  

Lucknow: Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav on Tuesday accused the BJP of misleading the OBC community and said that the reservation limit be increased to 50 per cent and caste census data be revised. The former UP chief minister, who was speaking in the Lok Sabha, pointed out that the backwards class won’t get its rights if 50 per cent …

OBC Mahasabha Takes to the Streets in Bhopal Demanding 27% Reservation
3 years, 8 months ago

OBC Mahasabha Takes to the Streets in Bhopal Demanding 27% Reservation

News 18  

The OBC Mahasabha, an umbrella organisation of Other Backward Classes in Madhya Pradesh, took to the streets in Bhopal on Wednesday over their 27% reservation demand. The OBC Mahasabha protested over a range of demands, including a caste-based census of OBCs, 27% OBC reservation in National Eligibility-cum-Entrance Test, 27% reservation benefits to OBC candidates in MP Public Service Commission, teachers’ …

Shivraj Govt in MP Likely to Move Supreme Court Over OBC Quota issue
3 years, 8 months ago

Shivraj Govt in MP Likely to Move Supreme Court Over OBC Quota issue

News 18  

Bhopal: As the issue of reservation quota for Other Backward Classes continues to ripple politics in Madhya Pradesh, the Shivraj Chouhan government is planning to move the Supreme Court on the matter. The Madhya Pradesh High Court, which is currently hearing close to three dozen petitions on the proposed increase in OBC quota from 14% to 27%, on July 13 …

Madhya Pradesh HC Orders Govt to Make Recruitment With 14% OBC Quota; Next Hearing on August 10
3 years, 8 months ago

Madhya Pradesh HC Orders Govt to Make Recruitment With 14% OBC Quota; Next Hearing on August 10

News 18  

In an important verdict, Madhya Pradesh high court’s principal bench in Jabalpur on Tuesday ordered the state government to make recruitments with 14% OBC quota and keep 13% as ‘reserve’. The HC on this allowed the state government to prepare the merit list with 27% reservation but directed the state government that posting could only be given with 14% OBC …

Existing reservation quota limit of the Indian states
3 years, 10 months ago

Existing reservation quota limit of the Indian states

India Today  

The Supreme Court on May 5 struck down the Maharashtra government's decision to exceed 50 per cent reservation for the Maratha community in education and jobs. The Madhya Pradesh government in 2019 raises the total quota in state government jobs to 73%, including the 10% reservation for the economically weaker section from the upper castes but the HC stayed this. …

State will recommend SC to remove 50% cap on reservation: CM Soren
4 years ago

State will recommend SC to remove 50% cap on reservation: CM Soren

Hindustan Times  

The Jharkhand government will inform the Supreme Court that the state was a votary to remove the 50% cap on reservation in government jobs to those belonging to Scheduled Tribe, Scheduled Caste and Other Backward Categories, chief minister Hemant Soren said on Friday. HT Image Responding to budgetary discussions in the state Assembly, the CM chief said the apex court …

Why Nitish's call for a caste-based Census will worry the Centre
4 years, 1 month ago

Why Nitish's call for a caste-based Census will worry the Centre

India Today  

Bihar chief minister Nitish Kumar has once again called for a caste-based census. India’s last caste census, conducted 90 years ago in 1931, had pegged the backward castes at 52 per cent of the population. The Centre’s reservation policy which came into effect in 1992 doesn’t take into account the fact that there exists within the OBCs a separate category …

Bihar Assembly Election 2020: Nitish Kumar Supports Population-proportionate Reservation
4 years, 5 months ago

Bihar Assembly Election 2020: Nitish Kumar Supports Population-proportionate Reservation

News 18  

Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar Thursday backed population-based reservation for castes, but said it can only be implemented after census data is available. On Yadav’s promise of sanctioning 10 lakh government jobs in his first cabinet meeting, Kumar said, “I say that one crore students have passed 10+2 exams in the past 10 years, why not give job to all …

Madhya Pradesh governor passes ordinance to hike OBC quota
6 years ago

Madhya Pradesh governor passes ordinance to hike OBC quota

Hindustan Times  

Madhya Pradesh governor Anandiben Patel has signed on ordinance to increase the quota for other backward classes in government jobs and university admission from 14% to 27%, an official of the general administration department said. Madhya Pradesh governor Anandiben Patel The move has come with the possibility of the model code of conduct for the Lok Sabha polls set to …

The many reservations about the 'upper caste' quota
6 years, 1 month ago

The many reservations about the 'upper caste' quota

Firstpost  

Manoj Jha, Rajya Sabha member and Rashtriya Janata Dal spokesperson, cannot stop beaming. So, by announcing a 10 per cent EWS quota among castes not in the reservation pool until now, the Bharatiya Janata Party has gifted to a clutch of parties an issue they will use to deepen India’s caste chasm, often perceived as upper castes versus backward castes. …

Nitish Kumar urges for caste-based census
6 years, 2 months ago

Nitish Kumar urges for caste-based census

Deccan Chronicle  

Patna: Ahead of the forthcoming general elections, Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar has called for a caste-based census in 2021, citing that the population of the scheduled castes, scheduled tribes and other backward classes had gone up from the previous estimates recorded in the last census in 1931. "The population of scheduled tribes and scheduled castes and other backward classes …

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