Upper Caste Quota

Karnataka CM Basavaraj Bommai on Monday said the 103rd amendment made to the Constitution by central government to provide 10 per cent reservation in employment and education for the economically backward upper castes is a ray of hope for people.

The Supreme Court today upheld the 10 per cent reservation in all colleges and government jobs for the poorer sections of India's so-called "upper castes". Two judges -- CJI UU Lalit and Justice S Ravindra Bhat - of the 5 in the bench, dissented.

A 10 per cent reservation in all colleges and government jobs for the poorer sections of India's so-called "upper castes", introduced just before the 2019 general elections, will be at stake as the Supreme Court rules on its validity today.

People will be able to watch proceedings in major cases such as challenge to Citizenship Amendment Act and quota to Upper Castes on economic basis

Rashtriya Janata Dal leader Tejashwi Yadav today slammed the manner in which the Narendra Modi government had implemented 10% reservation for the economically backward among the upper castes, saying that its consequences will be just as damaging for the nation as the demonetisation initiative in 2016. "We strongly oppose the hasty way in which the ...

RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav said today that the government's move to grant 10 per cent quota to the economically weaker sections in general category will "backfire" since the 'bahujan' were feeling cheated.

The Andhra Pradesh government has announced it will give only five per cent reservation to the economically weaker sections (EWS) under the Centre's 10 per cent quota, setting aside the rest to the upper caste Kapus.

The admissions committee officials, however, said that they had not received anything in writing about it till now.

The Madras High Court has asked the centre to reply to a petition challenging the constitutional amendment granting 10 per cent reservation to economically weak sections of the upper castes by February 18.

The ministry on Thursday directed Central Educational Institutions to implement the quota for EWSs from the academic year 2019-20 onwards.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi's "game-changing" move of quota for the economically weak has debuted in his home state Gujarat. Vijay Rupani, the Chief Minister of Gujarat, tweeted on Sunday that his state is the first to provide 10 per cent reservation for the economically weaker sections in the general category in government jobs and educational in...

Shiv Sena, the most vocal critic-ally of the BJP, has once again slammed the party on the Ram temple issue, the latest law on quota for economically weaker upper caste, and the "empty promises".

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

Union Minister and Lok Janshakti Party (LJP) chief Ram Vilas Paswan on Thursday said the decision to provide 10 per cent reservation in jobs and education to upper castes would help the NDA

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.

Karnataka CM Basavaraj Bommai on Monday said the 103rd amendment made to the Constitution by central government to provide 10 per cent reservation in employment and education for the economically backward upper castes is a ray of hope for people.

The Supreme Court today upheld the 10 per cent reservation in all colleges and government jobs for the poorer sections of India's so-called "upper castes". Two judges -- CJI UU Lalit and Justice S Ravindra Bhat - of the 5 in the bench, dissented.

A 10 per cent reservation in all colleges and government jobs for the poorer sections of India's so-called "upper castes", introduced just before the 2019 general elections, will be at stake as the Supreme Court rules on its validity today.

People will be able to watch proceedings in major cases such as challenge to Citizenship Amendment Act and quota to Upper Castes on economic basis

Rashtriya Janata Dal leader Tejashwi Yadav today slammed the manner in which the Narendra Modi government had implemented 10% reservation for the economically backward among the upper castes, saying that its consequences will be just as damaging for the nation as the demonetisation initiative in 2016. "We strongly oppose the hasty way in which the ...

RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav said today that the government's move to grant 10 per cent quota to the economically weaker sections in general category will "backfire" since the 'bahujan' were feeling cheated.

The Andhra Pradesh government has announced it will give only five per cent reservation to the economically weaker sections (EWS) under the Centre's 10 per cent quota, setting aside the rest to the upper caste Kapus.

The admissions committee officials, however, said that they had not received anything in writing about it till now.

The Madras High Court has asked the centre to reply to a petition challenging the constitutional amendment granting 10 per cent reservation to economically weak sections of the upper castes by February 18.

The ministry on Thursday directed Central Educational Institutions to implement the quota for EWSs from the academic year 2019-20 onwards.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi's "game-changing" move of quota for the economically weak has debuted in his home state Gujarat. Vijay Rupani, the Chief Minister of Gujarat, tweeted on Sunday that his state is the first to provide 10 per cent reservation for the economically weaker sections in the general category in government jobs and educational in...

Shiv Sena, the most vocal critic-ally of the BJP, has once again slammed the party on the Ram temple issue, the latest law on quota for economically weaker upper caste, and the "empty promises".

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

Union Minister and Lok Janshakti Party (LJP) chief Ram Vilas Paswan on Thursday said the decision to provide 10 per cent reservation in jobs and education to upper castes would help the NDA

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.