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Not considering a proportional increase in quota for OBCs, SCs, STs, says
Updated : 6 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 23 (ANI): The Centre on Tuesday said that it was not considering a proportional increase in the reservation for Other Backward Classes (OBCs), Scheduled Castes (SCs) and Scheduled Tribes (STs) consequent upon 10 per cent reservation made for the Economically Weaker Se
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6 key Bills introduced in Andhra Assembly
Updated : 6 years, 7 months ago IST
Amaravati (Andhra Pradesh) [India], July 22 (ANI): Six key Bills were introduced in the Andhra Pradesh Assembly on Monday.
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Rajya Sabha rejects private member bill seeking reservation in Parliament
Updated : 6 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 12 (ANI): The Rajya Sabha on Friday rejected by voice vote a private member bill seeking reservation in Parliament and Assemblies to OBC communities in proportion to their population.
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Maha Assembly passes SEBC Amendment Bill paving way for Maratha reservatio
Updated : 6 years, 8 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], July 1(ANI): Maharashtra Legislative Assembly and Legislative Council on Monday unanimously passed the Socially and Educationally Backward Classes (SEBC) Amendment Bill paving the way for reservation of Maratha community in jobs and education.
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Lok Sabha passes Central Educational Institutions (Reservations in Teacher
Updated : 6 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 1 (ANI): Lok Sabha on Monday passed the Central Educational Institutions (Reservation in Teachers' Cadre) Bill, 2019 which aims to ensure reservations in teaching positions for people from Scheduled Castes (SC) and Scheduled Tribes (ST), socially and educationally
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SC declines to hear plea for increasing reservation for Muslims in Kerala
Updated : 6 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 1 (ANI): The Supreme Court on Monday declined to entertain a petition seeking an increase in the percentage of reservation for the Muslim community in public employment in Kerala and revision of the state's backward community list.
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Devendra Fadnavis welcomes high court's judgment on Maratha reservation
Updated : 6 years, 8 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], June 27 (ANI): Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on Thursday welcomed the Bombay High Court's order giving 12 per cent and 13 per cent reservation to Maratha community in educational institutions and government jobs respectively.
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Amendment passed to give quota to Maratha students in PG medical courses
Updated : 6 years, 8 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], June 21 (ANI): The Legislative Council of the state on Friday passed an amendment in the Socially Economically Backward Class (SEBC) Act 2018, providing 16 per cent reservation to the students of Maratha community in admissions to the post-graduate (PG) courses
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Maharashtra Assembly passes amendment for quota to Maratha students in PG
Updated : 6 years, 8 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], June 21 (ANI): Maharashtra Legislative Assembly on Thursday passed an amendment in socially and educationally backward classes (SEBC) Act 2018, providing reservation to Maratha students in post-graduate (PG) medical and dental admissions.
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Cabinet approves two months extension to Committee for Sub-categorization
Updated : 6 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 12 (ANI): The Union Cabinet has accorded ex-post facto approval for the extension of the term of the Commission to examine the issue of Sub-categorization of Other Backward Classes, by two months i.e. upto July 31, said a press note of the Union Cabinet.
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Haryana govt withdraws EPBG quota for accommodating EWS reservations
Updated : 6 years, 9 months ago IST
Chandigarh (Haryana) [India], June 6 (ANI): Haryana government on Wednesday issued orders for withdrawing Economically Backward Persons in General Caste Category (EBPG) reservation stating that it is no more required as the central government's Economically Weaker Sections reservation comes
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Haryana withdraws reservation of Economically Backward in General category
Updated : 6 years, 9 months ago IST
Chandigarh (Haryana) [India], June 5 (ANI): The Haryana Government on Wednesday withdrew the reservation of Economically Backward Persons in General Caste Category (EBPG) stating that it is no more required since Economically Weaker Sections (EWS) reservation has come into effect.
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