Bihar Assembly passes bill to increase caste-based quota from 50% to 65%

This is higher than the limit of 50% set by the Supreme Court for total reservations in 1992.

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· Nov 09, 2023 · 05:35 pm

Explainer: How Supreme Court put in place a 50% quota cap (and why it’s frequently breached)

In 1992, the Supreme Court had held that caste-based reservations cannot exceed 50%. However, compliance with this rule has been far from strictly observed.

Vineet Bhalla

· Oct 26, 2023 · 09:00 am

Keeping quota for SCs and STs in legislative bodies is ‘absolutely necessary’, Centre tells SC

The court will hear petitions challenging the validity of the 104th (Amendment) Act, which in 2019, had extended the reservation for 10 years.

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· Sep 21, 2023 · 12:06 pm

Gujarat: OBC quota in local body polls increased from 10% to 27%

The announcement was made ahead of the upcoming polls in 7,100-gram panchayats, 75 Nagar Palikas, two district panchayats and 19 taluka panchayats.

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· Aug 30, 2023 · 01:23 pm

Explainer: How do Muslims get reservations in India?

Several Muslim communities get reservations under the Other Backward Classes category.

Umang Poddar

· May 07, 2023 · 09:00 am

No quota for Muslims as country was divided on religious lines, says Adityanath in Karnataka

The state has removed 4% reservation for Muslims from the OBC quota, saying it is constitutionally untenable. The Supreme Court has stayed the order till May 9.

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· Apr 27, 2023 · 09:30 am

Amit Shah vows to scrap Muslim quota in Telangana if BJP comes to power

The Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes and Other Backward Classes have a rightful claim to these reservations, the home minister said at a rally.

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· Apr 24, 2023 · 11:35 am

Jharkhand governor returns bill proposing to increase reservation in state government jobs

The proposed law increases reservation for the Scheduled Tribes to 28% from 26%, Other Backward Classes to 27% from 14% and Scheduled Castes to 12% from 10%.

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· Apr 20, 2023 · 10:41 am

Karnataka: Protests against change in SC quota rule turn violent outside BS Yediyurappa’s home

The Banjara community is unhappy with the BJP government’s decision to recommend an internal reservation within the 17% quota for the SC category.

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· Mar 28, 2023 · 12:12 pm

No proposal to grant reservation to transgenders, says Centre

The social justice ministry also told Parliament that there was no official data on how many transgenders work in government and private sector.

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· Feb 08, 2023 · 12:20 pm

Panchamasali Lingayats hold protest march in Belagavi, demand 15% reservation

The Panchamasali Lingayats constitute about 60% of the Lingayat population in Karnataka.

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· Dec 22, 2022 · 04:48 pm

No survey done to identify number of EWS quota beneficiaries, Centre tells Lok Sabha

The government had earlier told the Supreme Court that it relied on NITI Aayog data to estimate the number of beneficiaries.

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· Dec 21, 2022 · 01:21 pm