Economically Backward Classes Ebcs

Tejashwi Yadav is mindful of the fact that the BJP machinery is working overtime to spread the message among Nitish Kumar's core Economically Backward Classes (EBC) voters that RJD is in a hurry to crown Tejashwi Yadav.

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.

The government's move to announce 10 per cent quota for the economically backward in jobs and education, designed to be a game-changer ahead of the national election, was executed with almost military secrecy. The quota proposal was added to the cabinet agenda at the eleventh hour to avoid leaks, say sources.

A day after a flip-flop on keeping in abeyance the 10 per cent EBC quota for general category, Gujarat government on Saturday sought to clarify its stand on the issue, saying the process of admission and recruitment will go on as per the Supreme Court's order.

Notwithstanding the hurdles it may face, Gujarat Congress is hoping to pass the ambitious private member Bill demanding a separate 20 per cent reservation for Economically Backward Classes (EBCs) in the ongoing assembly session by engaging in on the floor as well as off the floor strategies.

Tejashwi Yadav is mindful of the fact that the BJP machinery is working overtime to spread the message among Nitish Kumar's core Economically Backward Classes (EBC) voters that RJD is in a hurry to crown Tejashwi Yadav.

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.

The government's move to announce 10 per cent quota for the economically backward in jobs and education, designed to be a game-changer ahead of the national election, was executed with almost military secrecy. The quota proposal was added to the cabinet agenda at the eleventh hour to avoid leaks, say sources.

A day after a flip-flop on keeping in abeyance the 10 per cent EBC quota for general category, Gujarat government on Saturday sought to clarify its stand on the issue, saying the process of admission and recruitment will go on as per the Supreme Court's order.

Notwithstanding the hurdles it may face, Gujarat Congress is hoping to pass the ambitious private member Bill demanding a separate 20 per cent reservation for Economically Backward Classes (EBCs) in the ongoing assembly session by engaging in on the floor as well as off the floor strategies.