The Patna High Court has struck down Bihar government laws increasing reservations for Backward Classes, Extremely Backward Classes (EBC), Scheduled Castes (SC), and Scheduled Tribes (ST) from 50% to 65%.
The NCBC said the blanket categorisation of Muslims as a backward caste undermines the principles of social justice, particularly for the marginalised Muslim castes and communities identified as socially and educationally backward.
Union Home Minister Amit Shah said that the key contest in the upcoming Assembly election in Telangana is going to be between BJP and BRS adding Congress is nowhere.
The pressure on Siddaramaiah's government has intensified to disclose the state's socio-economic and educational survey, especially after Bihar recently released the findings of its caste survey.
Bihar's caste survey report revealed that OBCs (27.13 per cent) and the extremely backward classes sub-group (36 per cent) accounted for a whopping 63 per cent of the state’s total of 13.07 crore, while SCs and STs together were slightly over 21 per cent.
As per the report, tabled by parliamentary affairs minister Vijay Kumar Chaudhary, the state was home to about 2.97 crore families, out of which more than 94 lakhs (34.13 per cent) were poor.
It said that the high scores in an examination are not a proxy for merit, which should be contextualised and re-conceptualized as an instrument that advances social goods like equality.
In a major move aimed to redefine "creamy layer" for OBCs, the government is mulling to increase the income bar from present Rupees 8 lakh to Rs 12 lakh and and drop "gross income" to bring in "net taxable income". The government had earlier proposed to include "salary" in determining "creamy layer".
He defended his government's decision to introduce reservation in outsourced services and said those criticising it have "very little understanding" of the issue.
The Union Cabinet on Wednesday approved setting up of a new commission for socially and economically backward classes replacing the National Commission for Backward Classes (NCBC).
New Delhi: The National Commission for Backward Classes (NCBC) has recommended job quotas in Private companies for people from the marginalised sections of society, a move that may revive the controversial debate over reservations in
New Delhi, Jan 28: Teachers of Jamia Milia University and Delhi University have rallied to the support of social scientist Ashis Nandy whose remark linking Dalits, tribals and backward classes to “corruption” was pilloried at
Mangalore, Dec 2 : K S Shivaramu, leader of a backward classes organisation was assaulted here on Wednesday for opposing a superstitious and casteist ritual performed in the government-run Kukke Subrahmanya temple in Sullia taluk.
New Delhi, Nov 13: The Centre is considering a proposal to drastically relax the definition of "creamy layer" for the OBC quota to enable those with an annual income of Rs 12 lakh in metros
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