10% quota for poor: Here's who will benefit from it
- 5 years ago
The NDA government has given its nod to a 10 per cent quota in jobs and educational institutions for the economically weaker sections (EWS) among general category.
The proposed quota will be over and above the existing 50 per cent for the Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes and the Other Backward Classes, taking the total reservation to 60 per cent. A constitutional amendment bill would be required as the constitution does not provide for reservation on the ground of economic conditions. It envisages amendment to Articles 15 and 16 of the Constitution.
But who all can avail the 10% quota?
The proposed quota will be over and above the existing 50 per cent for the Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes and the Other Backward Classes, taking the total reservation to 60 per cent. A constitutional amendment bill would be required as the constitution does not provide for reservation on the ground of economic conditions. It envisages amendment to Articles 15 and 16 of the Constitution.
But who all can avail the 10% quota?