With respect to the 103^rd Constitutional Amendment, consider the following statements:

It inserted Articles 15(6) and 16(6) in the Constitution for 10 per cent reservation to EWS other than backward classes, SCs, and STs in higher educational institutions and initial recruitment and promotion in government jobs.

The EWS reservation was granted based on the recommendations of a S R Sinho commission.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

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103rd Amendment inserted Articles 15(6) and 16(6) in the Constitution for 10 per cent reservation to EWS other than backward classes, SCs, and STs in higher educational institutions and initial recruitment in government jobs.
The amendment empowered state governments to provide reservations on the basis of economic backwardness.
The EWS reservation was granted based on the recommendations of a S R Sinho commission. It recommended that all below-poverty-line (BPL) families within the general category be notified from time to time. All families whose annual family income from all sources is below the taxable limit should be identified as EBCs (economically backward classes).

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103rd Amendment inserted Articles 15(6) and 16(6) in the Constitution for 10 per cent reservation to EWS other than backward classes, SCs, and STs in higher educational institutions and initial recruitment in government jobs.
The amendment empowered state governments to provide reservations on the basis of economic backwardness.
The EWS reservation was granted based on the recommendations of a S R Sinho commission. It recommended that all below-poverty-line (BPL) families within the general category be notified from time to time. All families whose annual family income from all sources is below the taxable limit should be identified as EBCs (economically backward classes).

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