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Rajasthan passes bill to provide reservation to Gujjars and four other nomadic communities
The Rajasthan Assembly passed Backward Classes (Reservation of Seats in Educational Institutions in State and of Appointment and Posts in Services under State) Bill, 2017 by voice vote...
President appoints Commission to Examine OBC Sub-categorisation
President Ram Nath Kovind has appointed five-member commission to examine sub-categorisation of Other Backward Classes (OBCs). It will be headed by retired Chief Justice of Delhi High Court...
Cabinet approves commission on sub-categorisation of OBCs
The Union Cabinet approved a proposal for setting up of Commission under article 340 of the Constitution to examine the issue of sub-categorization of the Other Backward Classes...
Telangana passes bill to hike reservations for Muslims and STs
The Telangana legislature has passed the Telangana Backward Classes, Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes (Reservation of Seats in Educational Institutions and of Appointments or Posts in the Services under... Cabinet approves setting up of National Commission for Socially and Educationally backward classes
The Union Cabinet approved setting up of National Commission for Socially and Educationally Backward Classes (NSEBC) as a constitutional body. In this regard, constitutional amendment bill for amending...Jat Agitations
In the light of the recent peaceful protests, unlike the rather violent ones in January 2016, from the much-dominant Jat community in Haryana, the question arises as to...
Proposed Reservation for Locals Policy in Karnataka
In the last week of December 2016, the Karnataka state government had released the draft amendments to Karnataka Industrial Employment (Standing Orders) Rules of 1961. This amendment, which is...
Rajasthan High Court scraps 5% quota for Gujjars
The Rajasthan High Court has scrapped the Rajasthan Special Backward Classes (SBC) Reservation Act, 2015 that provided 5% quota to five communities, including Gujjars in jobs and education.... Union Cabinet approves inclusion of 15 new castes in Central OBC list
The Union Cabinet has given its approval for inclusion of 15 new castes and modification in 13 other castes in the Central list of Other Backward Classes (OBCs)...Caste Based Reservation in India
The idea of caste based reservation had come up in later part of 19th century by William Hunter, Jyotiba Phule etc. and was first introduced by Chhatrapati Sahu... Gujarat HC quashes 10% quota for economically backward classes
The Gujarat high court has quashed 10 percent reservation quota for the economically backward classes (EBCs). In this regard, the Court has declared The Gujarat Unreserved Economically Weaker... 