Reservations Debate
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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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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.
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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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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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Explainer: How do Muslims get reservations in India?
Several Muslim communities get reservations under the Other Backward Classes category.
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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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The Field
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Boxing, Men’s National C’ships: Amit Panghal, Shiva Thapa crowned champions
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Chess: R Vaishali becomes India’s 84th Grandmaster; third woman to achieve the title
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Australia tour of India: Rinku Singh, Axar Patel help hosts clinch T20I series in Raipur
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