Not just about a quota
8 years, 2 months ago

Not just about a quota

The Hindu  

Should jobs, schools, and universities promote diversity with reservations or quotas? These results indicate that a majority of the most educated and historically well-to-do communities in Delhi do not feel that people from marginalised groups should get government support for representation in social and public spheres. Not an anti-poverty plan Finally, some people say that they oppose today’s reservations because they believe reservation should be made on the basis of income rather than social background. Reservation exists because, in addition to being more likely to be poor than general castes, Dalits, backward Muslims, and Adivasis face social discrimination and exclusion that poor people from general caste backgrounds do not face. One way to make these measures more acceptable and help people better understand the historic, social and cultural background behind reservation would be to educate children in schools about caste, ethnic, gender and regional diversities and the need for public policy interventions to make society more equal and fair.

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DC Edit | Will Telangana Quota Law Stand?
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6 days, 18 hours ago

DC Edit | Will Telangana Quota Law Stand?

Deccan Chronicle  

The Telangana Legislative Assembly has passed the Telangana Backward Classes Bill, 2025, to increase reservation for Backward Classes in education, employment, and local bodies to 42 per cent from 29 per cent. Though there are states like Tamil Nadu and Chhattisgarh, where the total reservation extended in the state has already touched 69 per cent, the Telangana reservation law is …

'Who said reservation is only for Muslims? DK Shivakumar defends 4% quota amid BJP's 'appeasement' charge
Trending News
1 week, 2 days ago

'Who said reservation is only for Muslims? DK Shivakumar defends 4% quota amid BJP's 'appeasement' charge

Hindustan Times  

The Karnataka government's decision to introduce a 4 per cent reservation for minorities in government contracts has sparked a political debate, with the Bharatiya Janata Party accusing the Congress of appeasement politics. Speaking at the Karnataka Pradesh Congress Committee’s office, Shivakumar emphasized that the reservation applies only to contracts valued up to ₹2 crore, similar to provisions previously made for …

BJP was opposed to reservation benefiting OBCs: Thol. Thirumavalavan
2 weeks, 1 day ago

BJP was opposed to reservation benefiting OBCs: Thol. Thirumavalavan

The Hindu  

Leaders of Other Backward Classes who join hands with the BJP should understand that it was the national party that opposed the OBC reservation and overthrew former Prime Minister V.P. Addressing a religious harmony conference, Mr. Thirumavalavan said: “OBC leaders who portray Scheduled Castes as their enemy in matters of reservation are not aware of the real enemies who are …

Minority quota not based on religion: Karnataka CM
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2 weeks, 3 days ago

Minority quota not based on religion: Karnataka CM

New Indian Express  

BENGALURU: Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Friday said the reservation in government contracts to minorities is not on the basis of religion, but on the parameters of their backwardness for belonging to SC/STs and OBC categories. On BJP criticising the government for allocating more funds to minorities’ development besides reservation in contracts and terming it ‘halal budget’, Siddaramaiah said the saffron …

Kashmir’s New Reservation Policy 2024: How 69% Population Got 40% Quota
2 months, 3 weeks ago

Kashmir’s New Reservation Policy 2024: How 69% Population Got 40% Quota

The Hindu  

Published : Dec 26, 2024 20:27 IST - 6 MINS READ Ishfaq Ahmad, 36, recently completed his PhD in political science from the University of Kashmir. But his hopes were dashed: The Lieutenant Governor -led administration implemented a new reservation policy, which reduced the general merit quota to just 40 per cent from 50 per cent. Noor Ahmad Baba, formerly …

‘Don’t pay heed to propaganda on reservation’ says Congress leaders
3 months, 1 week ago

‘Don’t pay heed to propaganda on reservation’ says Congress leaders

New Indian Express  

BENGALURU: Congress leaders hailing from the SC Left grouping here on Friday advised members of their community not to pay attention to the alleged propaganda of a section of community leaders that the Chief Minister Siddaramaiah government would not implement the classification of SC quota, since it lacked empirical data. They said the government will implement the internal quota soon …

'Reservation Can't Be On Basis Of Religion', Says Supreme Court While Hearing West Bengal's Plea Against HC Quashing OBC Classifications
3 months, 2 weeks ago

'Reservation Can't Be On Basis Of Religion', Says Supreme Court While Hearing West Bengal's Plea Against HC Quashing OBC Classifications

Live Law  

Reservation can't be given on the basis of religion, orally remarked the Supreme Court on Monday while hearing the petition filed by the State of West Bengal challenging the decision of the Calcutta High Court to quash the Other Backward Class classification of 77 communities, mostly belonging to Muslim religion.Responding to the Court's observation, Senior Advocate. Reservation can't be given …

Internal quota: Justice Nagamohan Das panel told to use 2011 census
3 months, 2 weeks ago

Internal quota: Justice Nagamohan Das panel told to use 2011 census

New Indian Express  

BENGALURU: The Justice Nagamohan Das Committee, constituted to review the implementation of internal reservation for Scheduled Castes, has been told to consider the 2011 population census data and review internal reservation scientifically and reasonably. The Terms of Reference were issued on Tuesday, stressing on collecting empirical data on the representation of the inter-se backwardness community among the SCs in government …

Data on Central government job quotas missing from DoPT’s latest annual report
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Data on Central government job quotas missing from DoPT’s latest annual report

The Hindu  

The Union government’s Department of Personnel and Training has removed data on reservations in Central government jobs and positions from its latest Annual Report released last month. A table — which contains details about all Central government positions across Ministries and Departments, and the number of Scheduled Caste, Scheduled Tribe, and Other Backward Classes employees across Groups A, B, C, …

Bihar assembly winter session: LoP Tejashwi asks Minister Nitish govt to raise reservation quota to 85 per cent
3 months, 3 weeks 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 …

Karnataka Internal Reservation Policy for Scheduled Castes: Implementation Challenges and Political Impact
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Karnataka Internal Reservation Policy for Scheduled Castes: Implementation Challenges and Political Impact

The Hindu  

Published : Nov 25, 2024 19:35 IST - 8 MINS READ In a decision that is bound to have far-reaching social implications in Karnataka, the State Cabinet, in late October, approved implementation of internal reservation within the Scheduled Caste quota in the State, which currently stands at 17 per cent. Any decision to implement internal reservation in Karnataka, especially in …

Caste, BC groups demand quotas in local body polls
4 months, 1 week ago

Caste, BC groups demand quotas in local body polls

Deccan Chronicle  

Nalgonda: Leaders representing various backward classes and caste groups submitted a representation to Telangana State BC Dedicated Commission chairman Busani Venkateshwara Rao on Saturday, seeking quotas in local elections based on their population. Telangana State Besta Seva Sangam president G. Venkateshwarlu urged the commission to consider sub-castes like Bestha and Mudiraja as part of the fishermen community and allocate quotas …

OPINION| Quota Within Quota: The Secret Weapon!
4 months, 1 week 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 …

Karnataka government Muslim quota row; Telangana launches caste census
4 months, 1 week ago

Karnataka government Muslim quota row; Telangana launches caste census

India Today  

The Karnataka government previously denied plans to introduce a Muslim quota in public tenders. However, Naseer Ahmed, MLC and political secretary to Chief Minister Siddaramaiah, is advocating for a four percent reservation for Muslims in government tenders. Telangana government, led by Chief Minister Revanth Reddy, has officially launched a caste census. Officials see this as a step toward equitable resource …

Caste census, removing 50% cap on reservations central to vision for country: Congress
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Caste census, removing 50% cap on reservations central to vision for country: Congress

The Hindu  

The Congress on Saturday asserted that a nationwide caste survey and the lifting of the Supreme Court’s “arbitrary ceiling” of 50% on reservations for Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes, and Other Backward Classes are central to its vision for the country. Congress general secretary in-charge, communications, Jairam Ramesh said in a post on X that the party's government in Telangana will …

Express Dialogues | Caste a reality in India, surveys needed till we attain equality: Former KSCBC chairman Kantharaj
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Express Dialogues | Caste a reality in India, surveys needed till we attain equality: Former KSCBC chairman Kantharaj

New Indian Express  

The report has become a subject of political debate. Social backwardness automatically tells that one is economically backward. Even in the Constitution, the words are clearly used “who are socially and educationally backward”, not economically backward. The report details how many people have bank accounts and ration cards. A person who is from a backward class, but has a good …

Rahul Gandhi clarifies quota remark, says 'Congress will take reservation above 50%'
6 months, 1 week ago

Rahul Gandhi clarifies quota remark, says 'Congress will take reservation above 50%'

Firstpost  

Gandhi, who was on a three-day visit to the US, said on Wednesday, ‘Yesterday someone misrepresented my statement that I am against reservation. We will take reservations beyond the limit of 50 per cent’ Days after his remark on reservation stirred controversy, Leader of Opposition Rahul Gandhi clarified his statement saying that what he meant was that the Congress Party …

What Next? Quotas in Cricket Team?
6 months, 3 weeks ago

What Next? Quotas in Cricket Team?

News 18  

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi has become obsessed with caste, so much so that he seems to be outdoing the Mandal-Lohia brand of leaders whose casteist approach in politics has done immense harm to the country. Union Minister Kiren Rijiju rightly slammed the Leader of the Opposition for refusing to “see first tribal President, OBC PM, record numbers of SC/ST Cabinet …

Congress frames social justice as an essential step of a policy framework to ensure justice
7 months ago

Congress frames social justice as an essential step of a policy framework to ensure justice

The Hindu  

The Narendra Modi government quickly scrapped a proposal to induct mid-level officials into the bureaucracy through lateral entry to counter the Opposition’s allegations of “ending reservations.” However, it is clear that Congress would continue to place social justice as the centrepiece of its politics. On Saturday, Leader of the Opposition in Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi, positioned caste census as an …

Economic Reservation In India: Sub Classification Of SC ST
7 months ago

Economic Reservation In India: Sub Classification Of SC ST

Live Law  

Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes in India represent some of the most socio-economically disadvantaged groups, as recognized under the Constitution to facilitate equality initiatives. Moreover, there is a risk that sub-classification could heightens existing social antagonism within SC/ST communities, potentially leading to intra-community conflicts and divisions. Moving forward, states must consider historical injustices, economic inequalities, and social factors when designing …

Quotas in quota | Panacea or pandora's box?
7 months ago

Quotas in quota | Panacea or pandora's box?

India Today  

On August 1, the Supreme Court delivered a landmark judgment redefining the framework of affirmative action. Chandrachud allowed states to create subclassifications within the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes. The aim is to ensure a more equitable distribution of reservation benefits among the most backward communities within these categories. It has in effect now allowed states to further demarcate reservations …

Emerging dimensions of caste politics in India
7 months, 1 week ago

Emerging dimensions of caste politics in India

Hindustan Times  

The discourse on the politics of caste in India seems stuck in the binary of supporting or opposing caste-based reservations. The third phase of reservation politics has already begun with quota benefits to economically weaker sections and political mobilisation around conducting a caste census. In some ways, the mobilisation around social groups in India is a result of political competition …

How sub-quotas queer affirmative-action pitch
7 months, 1 week ago

How sub-quotas queer affirmative-action pitch

Hindustan Times  

It was autumn 1928. Dr Ambedkar championed a view which sees reservations as a social lever, used to level the playing field after centuries of oppression He spoke eloquently of the need for special assistance for the depressed classes, making for the first time a cohesive case for affirmative action and dismantling a string of objections to special quotas on …

In Tamil Nadu, data on quota is a Pandora’s Box
7 months, 1 week ago

In Tamil Nadu, data on quota is a Pandora’s Box

The Hindu  

Politics over reservation in education and public employment is nothing new to Tamil Nadu. The question over the data has been addressed partially through the publication of the State Backward Classes, Most Backward Classes and Minorities Welfare Department’s reply to a query under the RTI on the representation of Vanniyars and the rest within the exclusive 20% quota for MBC-DNCs …

Caste reservation fabric needs new pattern
7 months, 3 weeks ago

Caste reservation fabric needs new pattern

New Indian Express  

“Begin at the beginning, the king said, very gravely, and go on till you come to the end: then stop.” Lewis Carroll, Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland For millenniums, caste has been cast in stone in the Indian psyche. Gavai, who could be the chief justice next year, wrote: “The State must evolve a policy for identifying the creamy layer even …

Reservation redistribution
7 months, 3 weeks ago

Reservation redistribution

Hindustan Times  

The gains of reservation — despite its goal of driving equity — have flowed unequally. Relative social privilege and political clout have led to a few groups enjoying almost all the benefits of reservations while others languish in backwardness that is largely unchanged since Independence. To illustrate, the Jatavs in Uttar Pradesh and the Mahars in Maharashtra have long been …

Maratha reservation: Uddhav ready to back if PM Modi makes a decision
7 months, 3 weeks ago

Maratha reservation: Uddhav ready to back if PM Modi makes a decision

The Hindu  

Shiv Sena chief Uddhav Thackeray on Tuesday has put the onus on to Prime Minister Narendra Modi to do the balancing act on the contentious issue of providing reservation status to the Maratha community under the Socially and Economically Backward Classes category, while keeping the rights of Other Backward Classes intact. We will support the move.” Responding to Mr. Thackeray’s …

Uproar in both houses of state legislature over Maratha-OBC quota row
8 months, 2 weeks ago

Uproar in both houses of state legislature over Maratha-OBC quota row

Hindustan Times  

Mumbai: The opposition Maha Vikas Aghadi alliance’s decision to boycott Tuesday’s all-party meeting on the Maratha-Other Backward Classes reservation row led to an uproar in both houses of the state legislature on Wednesday. While the Mahayuti alliance slammed the opposition leaders for not attending the all-party meeting called by chief minister Eknath Shinde to discuss the demand to include Marathas …

Maharashtra Assembly, Council Adjourned over Maratha Quota Issue
8 months, 2 weeks ago

Maharashtra Assembly, Council Adjourned over Maratha Quota Issue

Deccan Chronicle  

Mumbai: The Eknath Shinde government of Maharashtra is trying to corner Uddhav Thackeray and Sharad Pawar over the OBC and Maratha reservation. The Maharashtra CM had called an all-party meeting to discuss the issue and asked the opposition parties to clear their stand on the issue in writing. After the question hour in the Upper House of the state legislature, …

SP demands Muslim reservation in Maharashtra
8 months, 3 weeks ago

SP demands Muslim reservation in Maharashtra

Deccan Chronicle  

In a letter written to Chief Minister Eknath Shinde and Dy CMs Devendra Fadnavis and Ajit Pawar, Samajwadi party MLA Rais Shaikh has demanded that five percent reservation must be given to Muslims at the earliest to eradicate their backwardness. In his letter, Shaikh, an MLA from Bhiwandi, referred to a recent statement made by the TDP general secretary and …

The Patna HC judgment on reservation and its implications on future quota policies
8 months, 3 weeks ago

The Patna HC judgment on reservation and its implications on future quota policies

Hindustan Times  

Recently, the Patna High Court in Gaurav Kumar and Others vs State of Bihar and Ors. After independence, Articles 15 and 16 of the Constitution of India laid down measures for reservations for the backward classes, where, Article 15 talks about educational institutions, though the word “adequate” is not used, however in Article 16, the provision reserves adequate representation and …

BJP MLC CT Ravi criticizes TDP's Muslim reservation policy, says quota is against Constitution
9 months, 1 week ago

BJP MLC CT Ravi criticizes TDP's Muslim reservation policy, says quota is against Constitution

New Indian Express  

MANGALURU: Senior BJP leader and newly elected MLC CT Ravi on Saturday said that his party will continue to strongly oppose religious based reservation and there will be no change in the party's stand over the contentious issue. Responding to a query on what will be the BJP's stand over NDA ally Chandrababu Naidu's Telugu Desam Party's statement that four …

Maratha community will teach Mahayuti govt a lesson: quota activist Manoj Jarange
10 months, 2 weeks ago

Maratha community will teach Mahayuti govt a lesson: quota activist Manoj Jarange

The Hindu  

The Maratha community will teach Maharashtra’s Mahayuti government a lesson for denying reservations and registering criminal cases against protestors, says quota activist Manoj Jarange as the state gears up for the fourth phase of the Lok Sabha elections. Mr. Jarange, who hit the headlines for going on fasts unto death several times last year to demand reservation for the Marathas …

Lalu’s quota remark heats up poll pitch as Modi leads attack
10 months, 2 weeks ago

Lalu’s quota remark heats up poll pitch as Modi leads attack

Hindustan Times  

Rashtriya Janata Dal chief Lalu Prasad on Tuesday said he is in favour of providing reservation “in full” to Muslims, prompting Prime Minister Narendra Modi to launch an attack on the Indian National Developmental Inclusive Alliance over what the latter said was a “deeper conspiracy” to snatch quotas of the Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes and Other Backward Classes. Lalu’s quota …

Lalu says Muslims should get reservation ‘in full’, Modi says ‘snatching quota’
10 months, 2 weeks ago

Lalu says Muslims should get reservation ‘in full’, Modi says ‘snatching quota’

Hindustan Times  

Rashtriya Janata Dal chief Lalu Prasad Yadav on Tuesday said Muslims should get reservation “in full”, evoking a sharp reaction from Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who asserted that it only means INDIA bloc wants to “snatch” quota of scheduled castes, scheduled tribes and other backward classes for giving it to Muslims. Lau said “Muslims should get reservation in full” when …

DC Edit | Reservations here to stay... but it’s time to look beyond
10 months, 3 weeks ago

DC Edit | Reservations here to stay... but it’s time to look beyond

Deccan Chronicle  

It appears that the silent consensus that existed among political parties for long about the need for reservations for the Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes and Other Backward Classes communities in jobs and admission in educational institutions has become vocal with various wings of the Sangh Parivar coming out in the open and supporting the idea of affirmative action. It is …

‘Sangh is in favour of reservation:’ Bhagwat amid political tussle
10 months, 3 weeks ago

‘Sangh is in favour of reservation:’ Bhagwat amid political tussle

Hindustan Times  

Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh chief Mohan Bhagwat on Sunday said the organisation has always been in support of reservation and advocated for its implementation, even as Congress leader Rahul Gandhi alleged that he had expressed opposition to quotas in the past. ‘Sangh is in favour of reservation:’ Bhagwat amid political tussle “A video being circulated on social media says that the …

RSS never opposed reservation, says Mohan Bhagwat
10 months, 3 weeks ago

RSS never opposed reservation, says Mohan Bhagwat

The Hindu  

Rashtriya Swayamsewak Sangh chief Mohan Bhagwat on Sunday said the Sangh had never opposed reservation given to certain groups, and maintained that the video making the rounds on social media, in which he is seen speaking against quotas in a meeting, is fake. I say that the video is fake and that I have never said this,” Mr. Bhagwat said …

RSS supports reservations, says Mohan Bhagwat
10 months, 3 weeks ago

RSS supports reservations, says Mohan Bhagwat

The Hindu  

The Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh has always supported reservations and they should be continued as along as there are social inequities in the country, asserted its chief Mohan Bhagawat on Sunday. Participating at the launch of the Vidya Bharti Vignana Kendra in Nadargul of Rangareddy district, he said he came across a video being circulated in social media, which said that …

We back reservations: RSS head Mohan Bhagwat amid quota row
10 months, 3 weeks ago

We back reservations: RSS head Mohan Bhagwat amid quota row

Op India  

Amid the ongoing Lok Sabha election, Mohan Bhagwat, the chief of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh, has made a significant announcement regarding reservations. The Sangh has been supporting all reservations as per the Constitution since the… https://t.co/lGju5pukHj pic.twitter.com/crS5FORdv1 — ANI April 28, 2024 Notably, last year Mohan Bhagwat remarked in Nagpur that reservations should be granted as long as there is …

Reservations to Muslims is not new thing as the community has been enjoying it as its Constitutional right for last 30 years: Siddaramaiah
10 months, 3 weeks ago

Reservations to Muslims is not new thing as the community has been enjoying it as its Constitutional right for last 30 years: Siddaramaiah

The Hindu  

Taking serious note of the BJP Addressing a media conference at a private hotel in Kalaburagi on Saturday, Mr. Siddaramaiah said that BJP, which had been against the very policy of reservation given to the socially and educationally backward communities, was raising the issue at the time of Lok Sabha elections just to mislead the people for votes. Recalling the …

Muslim quota part of agenda to push country towards Islamisation: Adityanath
10 months, 3 weeks ago

Muslim quota part of agenda to push country towards Islamisation: Adityanath

Hindustan Times  

Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Adityanath on Thursday alleged that the Congress' attempt to give reservations to Muslims from the OBC quota in Karnataka was part of its agenda to push the country towards "Islamisation and division". Muslim quota part of agenda to push country towards Islamisation: Adityanath The firebrand BJP leader claimed that the Congress wanted to deprive the …

DC Edit | Thorny quota for Marathas
1 year, 1 month ago

DC Edit | Thorny quota for Marathas

Deccan Chronicle  

Any extension of quotas, besides being subject to legal scrutiny, is bound to be contentious and basically unfair to other groups that may be similarly placed as the Marathas in Maharashtra. The Maharashtra government, under Eknath Shinde, was pressured by the clamour for this 10 per cent quota for Marathas, more so with the agitation of the prominent campaigner Manoj …

Maharashtra assembly passes bill for 10% reservation to Marathas
1 year, 1 month ago

Maharashtra assembly passes bill for 10% reservation to Marathas

Hindustan Times  

The Maharashtra assembly on Monday passed a bill for 10% reservation to the Marathas in educational institutes and government jobs even as courts struck down similar laws enacted in 2014 and 2019. In its report, the commission said Marathas, who account for Maharashtra’s 28% population, faced “‘exceptional and extraordinary” backwardness, making it a fit case for the reservation to breach …

Maratha quota: CM Eknath Shinde tables Maratha Reservation Bill
1 year, 1 month ago

Maratha quota: CM Eknath Shinde tables Maratha Reservation Bill

Live Mint  

Maharashtra government-led by CM Eknath Shinde on Tuesday approved the draft of the bill for 10% Maratha reservation in education and government jobs. Last week, CM Shinde claimed that his government would give the reservation to the Maratha community without making any kind of change in other communities' reservations. The Maratha Reservation Bill is similar to the Socially and Educationally …

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 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 …

Rahul Gandhi urges Centre to implement women’s reservation Bill immediately
1 year, 6 months ago

Rahul Gandhi urges Centre to implement women’s reservation Bill immediately

The Hindu  

The Congress “regrets” that the United Progressive Alliance government did not pass its Women’s Reservation Bill in 2010 by including a quota for women from other backward classes, former party chief Rahul Gandhi said on September 22, even as he asserted that his party would successfully carry out a caste-based census if it comes to power. Mr. Gandhi reiterated his …

‘Today is a Day to Pay Homage to Those…’: Smriti Irani on Women’s Reservation Bill, OBC Quota
1 year, 6 months ago

‘Today is a Day to Pay Homage to Those…’: Smriti Irani on Women’s Reservation Bill, OBC Quota

News 18  

Women and Child Development minister Smriti Irani spoke to News18 about the historic Women’s Reservation Bill, and mentions how Bharatiya Jana Sangh back in 1974 had stressed the need to “constitutionally guarantee the women of the country”. On the Opposition’s objection for not including the quota for Other Backward Class women, Irani said Congress’ reservation proposal did not have the …

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