Articles for Reservation Quota

Siddaramaiah calls demand for hike in quota ‘unconstitutional’
4 weeks, 1 day ago

Siddaramaiah calls demand for hike in quota ‘unconstitutional’

Hindustan Times  

Chief minister Siddaramaiah on Thursday opposed the Panchamasali Lingayat community’s demand for increased reservation, deeming it “unconstitutional”. Was it to appease the Panchamasalis or instigate Muslims?” He also highlighted an affidavit filed under the BJP government that assured no changes to Category 2A reservations “until further orders.” Heated debates rocked the Karnataka assembly on Thursday on the issue of police …

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‘Linguistic minority colleges bound by NMC’s PG education reservation rule’: Madras HC
1 month, 1 week ago

‘Linguistic minority colleges bound by NMC’s PG education reservation rule’: Madras HC

New Indian Express  

CHENNAI: The Madras HC has held that private linguistic minority medical colleges are bound by the provision of the Post-Graduate Medical Education Reservations, 2023 issued by the National Medical Commission and the agreements made with the government to reserve PG medical seats for the government quota as per the applicable laws of the state or union territory. The court dismissed …

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Bihar assembly winter session: LoP Tejashwi asks Minister Nitish govt to raise reservation quota to 85 per cent
1 month, 2 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 …

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Rajasthan: Bhil community welcomes SC's ruling on sub-classification and creamy layer inclusion in SC-ST quota, takes out rally in support
4 months, 1 week ago

Rajasthan: Bhil community welcomes SC's ruling on sub-classification and creamy layer inclusion in SC-ST quota, takes out rally in support

Op India  

On Monday, the Bhil community took out a rally in support of the creamy layer exclusion and the sub-classification of Scheduled Tribe reservation in Rajasthan. The Bhil community members started the rally from Radha Raman Mangalik Bhawan carrying saffron flags in their hands and reached the Mini Secretariat to hand a memorandum to the Collector. Bhil community took out a …

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Ten dead as students and police clash over government job reservation in Bangladesh
5 months, 3 weeks ago

Ten dead as students and police clash over government job reservation in Bangladesh

The Independent  

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Karnataka govt puts on hold bill on quota for Kannadigas in private sector
5 months, 3 weeks ago

Karnataka govt puts on hold bill on quota for Kannadigas in private sector

Hindustan Times  

The Siddaramaiah-led Karnataka government on Wednesday put on hold the controversial bill mandating reservations for Kannadigas in the private sector. “The draft bill intended to provide reservations for Kannadigas in private sector companies, industries, and enterprises is still in the preparation stage. "The bill approved by the Cabinet to provide reservation for Kannadigas in private sector organisations, industries and enterprises …

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Limit and excess: On the Patna High Court judgment and enhanced reservation
6 months, 2 weeks ago

Limit and excess: On the Patna High Court judgment and enhanced reservation

The Hindu  

The Patna High Court judgment striking down enhanced reservation for various communities in employment and education marks yet another instance of the strict application of the 50% ceiling on total reservations by the judiciary. The verdict has invalidated the Nitish Kumar regime’s decision of last year to amend its quota law to raise Backward Classes reservation from 12% to 18%, …

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Centre can't be mere spectator, should take lead to resolve quota issue: Sharad Pawar
6 months, 3 weeks ago

Centre can't be mere spectator, should take lead to resolve quota issue: Sharad Pawar

New Indian Express  

PUNE: NCP chief Sharad Pawar on Thursday said the Centre cannot be a mere spectator and it should take the lead to resolve issues pertaining to the quota demand by the Maratha community and Other Backward Classes. Asked about the increasing Maratha-OBC conflict over the reservation issue in Maharashtra, Pawar said there is only one solution that the Centre should …

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NCBC recommends increase in reservation quota for OBCs in West Bengal, Punjab
7 months, 3 weeks 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 …

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Growing voices against proposed 70% quota in Jammu and Kashmir
9 months, 2 weeks ago

Growing voices against proposed 70% quota in Jammu and Kashmir

The Hindu  

There are growing voices against the Centre’s move to push reservation quota to 70% in Jammu and Kashmir, in the wake of recent announcements to have a separate 10% reservation for Paharis and other tribes and enhancement of OBCs quota to 8%. “The Jammu and Kashmir administration’s decision to increase ST reservation by 10% at the expense of open merit …

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Maratha quota: Protestors set bus on fire, curfew imposed in Jalna
10 months, 2 weeks ago

Maratha quota: Protestors set bus on fire, curfew imposed in Jalna

Live Mint  

Maratha protestors set a state transport bus on fire at Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Chowk in Tirthpuri city, Ambad taluka. Following this, a curfew has been imposed in the area to maintain law and order situation given the ongoing agitation for the Maratha reservation by activist Manoj Jarange. Here are top 10 updates on Maratha quota protests, 1) After the fire …

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Maharashtra Assembly passes Maratha Reservation Bill for quota in education, jobs
10 months, 3 weeks ago

Maharashtra Assembly passes Maratha Reservation Bill for quota in education, jobs

India TV News  

In a significant development, the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly has approved the Maratha Reservation Bill, aimed at providing reservation in education and employment opportunities to the Maratha community. Maharashtra Chief Minister, Eknath Shinde, presented a bill in the state legislative assembly, suggesting a 10% reservation for the Maratha community in educational institutions and government positions. Comprehensive survey findings The Maharashtra State …

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Manoj Jarange calls off Maratha quota stir, Chief Minister offers juice to end fast
11 months, 2 weeks ago

Manoj Jarange calls off Maratha quota stir, Chief Minister offers juice to end fast

India Today  

Maratha reservation activist Manoj Jarange Patil has called off the protest demanding reservation for Maratha communities in government jobs and education in Maharashtra, saying that the Ekhnath Shinde-led government has accepted their request. Later, Jarange Patil, amid a huge crowd of supporters, ended his fasting by drinking a glass of juice from Chief Minister Shinde, who met the protest leader …

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Who is Manoj Jarange-Patil, man at forefront of Maratha quota agitation
11 months, 2 weeks ago

Who is Manoj Jarange-Patil, man at forefront of Maratha quota agitation

Hindustan Times  

Maratha activist Manoj Jarange-Patil, who has been advocating for reservation for the Maratha community from the OBC quota, will begin his indefinite hunger strike over the issue on January 26 in Mumbai. After initially working for Congress, Jarange-Patil founded an outfit called the Shivba Sanghatana to organise protests for the Maratha reservation. After the Supreme Court quashed the Maratha reservation …

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Experts sceptical about curative petition leading to Maratha quota
1 year ago

Experts sceptical about curative petition leading to Maratha quota

Hindustan Times  

MUMBAI: Although the Supreme Court has decided to hear the curative petition on Maratha reservation on January 24, legal experts and community leaders say it is unlikely to serve the purpose. HT Image After the Maratha reservation quota was quashed by the apex court in May 2021, followed by a rejection of the review petition, the state moved the court …

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114 seats, migrant quota cleared for J&K Assembly
1 year, 1 month ago

114 seats, migrant quota cleared for J&K Assembly

The Hindu  

The Lok Sabha on Wednesday passed the Jammu and Kashmir Reorganisation Bill, 2023 and the Jammu and Kashmir Reservation Bill, 2023, the former legislation seeking to reserve seats for “Kashmiri migrants, people displaced from Pakistan-occupied Kashmir and Scheduled Tribes” in the yet-to-be constituted 114-seat J&K Assembly. Mr. Shah said former Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru made “historical blunders” by taking the …

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OBCs receiving ‘excessive benefits’ from reservation, says activist Jarange Patil
1 year, 2 months ago

OBCs receiving ‘excessive benefits’ from reservation, says activist Jarange Patil

The Hindu  

Manoj Jarange Patil, the activist advocating for Maratha quota, on October 18 alleged that Other Backward Classes are receiving ‘excessive benefits’ from the reservation system. Mr. Jarange Patil has set a 40-day deadline for the Eknath Shinde-led government to take steps towards implementing reservations for the Maratha community. “I demand that the government issue Kunbi certificates to all Marathas in …

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BRS extends support to women's reservation bill
1 year, 3 months ago

BRS extends support to women's reservation bill

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: The Bharat Rashtra Samithi extended its complete support to the Women's Reservation Bill in Lok Sabha on Wednesday. Participating in the debate on the bill, BRS floor leader in Lok Sabha Nama Nageshwar Rao demanded the Centre to implement the 33 per cent women's quota immediately, without further delay. Stating that women's quota in Parliament and state legislatures has …

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Maharashtra CM Eknath Shinde calls all-party meeting on Sept 11 to resolve Maratha reservation issue
1 year, 4 months ago

Maharashtra CM Eknath Shinde calls all-party meeting on Sept 11 to resolve Maratha reservation issue

India TV News  

As Maratha reservation row has intensified in Maharashtra, Chief Minister Eknath Shinde has called an all-party meeting to resolve the issue. Anil Deshmukh demands action Meanwhile, former Maharashtra minister Anil Deshmukh has disagreed with Jarange’s demand for action against the cops who baton-charged protesters in Jalna district, stressing that those who gave the orders to use force must be held …

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Existing OBCs strongly oppose OBC status to Marathas
1 year, 4 months ago

Existing OBCs strongly oppose OBC status to Marathas

Hindustan Times  

MUMBAI: Faced with the fresh, aggressive agitation by Marathas across the state, the Maharashtra government finds itself between a rock and a hard place. “The district machinery will verify the claims of the castes by checking family trees and records in educational institutions.” Virendra Pawar, coordinator of the Maratha Kranti Morcha, the umbrella organisation of Maratha outfits, said that the …

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Assam Proposes 10% NRI Quota In MBBS; Check Details Here
1 year, 6 months ago

Assam Proposes 10% NRI Quota In MBBS; Check Details Here

ABP News  

The state cabinet presented a proposal on Thursday to implement an annual reservation of 10% of seats in the MBBS course within state medical colleges. These seats will be allocated from the remaining seats after deducting the 15% all-India quota, central pool, North Eastern Council quota, and the Royal Government of Bhutan quota for NRIs or NRI- Additionally, the cabinet …

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SC says THIS on withdrawal of Muslim quota bill in Karnataka today
1 year, 8 months ago

SC says THIS on withdrawal of Muslim quota bill in Karnataka today

Live Mint  

The Supreme Court of India on Tuesday expressed its disapproval of the comments made by politicians on Karnataka's Muslim OBC reservation matter. A bench of Justices KM Joseph, BV Nagarathna, and Ahsanuddin Amanullaj said, “When the matter is pending before the court and there is a court order on Karnataka Muslim quota, then there should not be any political statements …

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HC seeks clarity on quota for transgender candidates
1 year, 11 months ago

HC seeks clarity on quota for transgender candidates

Deccan Chronicle  

HYDERABAD: A two-judge bench of the Telangana High Court on Friday directed the Centre and the National Medical Commission to seek instructions regarding reservation of seats for social and economically backward transgender community. The bench, comprising Justice Abhinand Kumar Shavili and Justice Pulla Karthik, was dealing with a writ plea filed by Dr Ruth Paul challenging the NEET 2023 notification, …

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Akhilesh Yadav asks for U.P. Assembly session to discuss OBC quota in urban bodies
2 years ago

Akhilesh Yadav asks for U.P. Assembly session to discuss OBC quota in urban bodies

The Hindu  

Samajwadi Party president Akhilesh Yadav on Thursday asked the Uttar Pradesh Government to convene a special session of the State Assembly to discuss the issue of Other Backward Classes reservation in urban local bodies after the Allahabad High Court’s decision to quash OBC reservation. Government’s conscience is clear, it must hold a special session of the State Legislature, so that …

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