QBullet: 10% Quota for Economically Backward Upper Caste; & More

QBullet: 10% Quota for Economically Backward Upper Caste; & MoreFile photo of Narendra Modi.(Photo: PTI)
The Quint1 DAY AGO
1. 10% Quota for Poorer Sections Cleared, Likely to Reach Lok Sabha Today
The Narendra Modi-led government has cleared 10% reservation in college admissions and government jobs for so-called economically weaker sections (EWS), with the benefit likely to go to upper caste groups and once-dominant agrarian communities such as the Patidars, Jats, Gujjars and Marathas who have been lobbying for reservation.
As many as 190 million people could benefit from this.
(Source: Hindustan Times)

2. Govt Extends Rajya Sabha Session Till Wednesday for Passage of Reservation Bill
The government has extended the Winter session of the Rajya Sabha by a day till Wednesday to push the passage of the Constitutional amendment bill that will allow 10 percent reservation for ‘economically backward’ upper castes in government services and admission to higher educational institutions.
The move will require amending Article 16 of the Constitution to provide for reservation for economically weaker sections. The winter session of Parliament begun on 11 December and was to end on Tuesday.
(Source: The Indian Express)

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