10 Percent Quota

Ten percent of posts of constables will be reserved for former Agniveers in the CISF and the BSF in line with a decision by the Union Home Ministry, the chiefs of the forces said today.

RJD national president Lalu Prasad on Thursday vehemently denounced the recently introduced 10 per cent quota for the economically weaker sections among the unreserved category, calling it the "most hazardous onslaught on the constitutional rights of SCs, STs and OBCs".

The Himachal Pradesh government will soon implement the 10 per cent reservation in government jobs and education to economically backward section in the general category in letter and spirit, Chief Minister Jai Ram Thakur said Tuesday.

Gujarat has decided to implement 10 % reservation in government jobs for people from economically weaker sections in the general category from January 14, 2019.

Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Friday said the 10 per cent reservation for economically weaker sections in government jobs and educational institutions does not contravene the basic structure of the Constitution and termed the move the single greatest recognition for the poor in the general category.

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Thursday expressed her doubt over the Centre's intention in approving 10 per cent quota in government jobs for economically weak upper castes, alleging that the NDA was misleading people with polls in mind.

Since the move is clearly political, the most important question is, will it help the BJP in the elections?

Job Quota Bill: Nobel laureate economist Amartya Sen Wednesday described the proposed 10 per cent reservation for economically backward people in the general category as a "muddled thinking" that raises serious question about its political and economic impact.

Reservation for general category to provide 10 per cent quota in jobs and education to those who belong to economically weaker sections has been tabled in Rajya Sabha today.

The targets closely mirror previously announced plans, but remove an explicit 8 percent quota for 2018, in effect giving carmakers an extra year grace period.

More than 800,000 protesters who are Marathas disrupted Mumbai traffic and strained its railway network on Wednesday as they pressed their demands for reserved quotas in government jobs and colleges for students. The Marathas are a politically powerful group because they constitute 33 percent of Maharashtra's population. Chief Minister Devendra Fad...

Half of women sitting on corporate boards of directors around the world support quota systems to fix stubborn gender imbalances in the boardroom, but less than 10 percent of their male colleagues agree, said a study released this week.

Half of women sitting on corporate boards of directors around the world support quota systems to fix stubborn gender imbalances in the boardroom, but less than 10 percent of their male colleagues agree, said a study released this week.

Ten percent of posts of constables will be reserved for former Agniveers in the CISF and the BSF in line with a decision by the Union Home Ministry, the chiefs of the forces said today.

RJD national president Lalu Prasad on Thursday vehemently denounced the recently introduced 10 per cent quota for the economically weaker sections among the unreserved category, calling it the "most hazardous onslaught on the constitutional rights of SCs, STs and OBCs".

The Himachal Pradesh government will soon implement the 10 per cent reservation in government jobs and education to economically backward section in the general category in letter and spirit, Chief Minister Jai Ram Thakur said Tuesday.

Gujarat has decided to implement 10 % reservation in government jobs for people from economically weaker sections in the general category from January 14, 2019.

Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Friday said the 10 per cent reservation for economically weaker sections in government jobs and educational institutions does not contravene the basic structure of the Constitution and termed the move the single greatest recognition for the poor in the general category.

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Thursday expressed her doubt over the Centre's intention in approving 10 per cent quota in government jobs for economically weak upper castes, alleging that the NDA was misleading people with polls in mind.

Since the move is clearly political, the most important question is, will it help the BJP in the elections?

Job Quota Bill: Nobel laureate economist Amartya Sen Wednesday described the proposed 10 per cent reservation for economically backward people in the general category as a "muddled thinking" that raises serious question about its political and economic impact.

Reservation for general category to provide 10 per cent quota in jobs and education to those who belong to economically weaker sections has been tabled in Rajya Sabha today.

The targets closely mirror previously announced plans, but remove an explicit 8 percent quota for 2018, in effect giving carmakers an extra year grace period.

More than 800,000 protesters who are Marathas disrupted Mumbai traffic and strained its railway network on Wednesday as they pressed their demands for reserved quotas in government jobs and colleges for students. The Marathas are a politically powerful group because they constitute 33 percent of Maharashtra's population. Chief Minister Devendra Fad...

Half of women sitting on corporate boards of directors around the world support quota systems to fix stubborn gender imbalances in the boardroom, but less than 10 percent of their male colleagues agree, said a study released this week.

Half of women sitting on corporate boards of directors around the world support quota systems to fix stubborn gender imbalances in the boardroom, but less than 10 percent of their male colleagues agree, said a study released this week.