Modi govt announces 10 per cent quota in govt jobs & education for economically backwards in general category |Mana Aksharam
This was approved by the Union Cabinet today . The reservation will be over and above the existing 50 per cent reservation and the government will amend Articles 15 and 16 - which are on discrimination and equal opportunity - of the Constitution to implement it, reports said
"The reservation will be given to those economically backward poor people who are not availing the benefit of reservation as of now," news wire agency PTI quoted its sources as saying.
TOI reported that those in the general category whose family income is below Rs 8 lakhs per annum and own less than 5 acres of land would be eligible. Further, the person's residential house should be below 1000 sq ft, and the residential plot should be below 100 yards in a notified municipality area and below 200 yards in a non-notified municipality area.
The move is being seen as a step to consolidate the upper caste votes just ahead of the general elections.
"The reservation will be given to those economically backward poor people who are not availing the benefit of reservation as of now," news wire agency PTI quoted its sources as saying.
TOI reported that those in the general category whose family income is below Rs 8 lakhs per annum and own less than 5 acres of land would be eligible. Further, the person's residential house should be below 1000 sq ft, and the residential plot should be below 100 yards in a notified municipality area and below 200 yards in a non-notified municipality area.
The move is being seen as a step to consolidate the upper caste votes just ahead of the general elections.
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