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Reservation in India

March 10, 2013

This Article on story of Reservation in India refers to Articles 14, 15, 16 and Constitution 117th amendment Bill, 2012. At the time of latest update of this article, this bill had lapsed. Article 14 of our constitution says that the State shall not deny to any person equality before the law or the equal ..

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The Kannada Language Comprehensive Development Bill

September 27, 2022

The Kannada Language Comprehensive Development Bill was tabled at the Karnataka Legislative Assembly. Key facts The Kannada Language Comprehensive Development Bill gives preference to Kannadigas in government jobs and provides reservations to locals in private jobs generated in the state. The Bill defines Kannadigas as individuals whose parents have resided in Karnataka for a minimum ..

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Jharkhand Approves to reserve 75% Private Job for Locals

March 13, 2021

The Jharkhand cabinet has approved the employment policy of mandating the private sector units to reserve 75 per cent of jobs, with the salary up to Rs 30,000 per month, for local people. Before Jharkhand, Haryana government had also approved a similar policy. Highlights This new policy mandating 75% reservation will be announced by the ..

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Haryana approves Bill to Reserve 75 Per Cent Private Jobs for Locals

March 3, 2021

The Governor of Haryana, Satyadev Narayan Arya, has approved a bill to reserve 75 per cent jobs in Private sector jobs for the people of the state. Reservation will be provided in every company, trust and society. Thus, the “Haryana State Employment of Local Candidates Act, 2020” has now come into force in the State ..

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Madhya Pradesh to introduce reservation of state Government jobs for local people

August 19, 2020

In a historic decision, the Madhya Pradesh government announced its intention to reserve the seat of all state government jobs for the people of the state. If this happens, Madhya Pradesh will become the first state of India to reserve seats for all state government jobs for the domicile population. Will it violate the Constitutional ..

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Cabinet approvals regarding Lok sabha seat reservations

December 5, 2019

The Union Cabinet approved the extension of the practice of seat reservation for scheduled castes and scheduled tribe. The reservation of seats in the Lok Sabha and the State Assemblies was to expire in 2020. The cabinet approved extending the practice for another 10 years (till 2030). The Constitution provides for reservation of 84 seats ..

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Madhya Pradesh government passes resolution to increase reservation for OBCs to 27 %

June 4, 2019

In Madhya Pradesh, the state Cabinet has passed a resolution to increase reservation quota for Other Backward Classes (OBC) from existing 14% to 27%. The matter will now be taken up in the monsoon session of the state Assembly. The move will lead to reservation in the state breaching the Supreme Court-mandated 50% cap to ..

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