Reservation Bill
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Mayawati opposes 'creamy layer' for SC, ST reservation, calls for respect of Ambedkar's Constitution
Uttar Pradesh | Aug 09, 2026, 11:17 AM ISTBSP chief Mayawati has opposed the 'creamy layer' concept for SC and ST reservations, saying caste discrimination cannot be measured only through economic progress. She also criticised the RSS over its recent remarks on reservation.
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We will move forward unitedly on women reservation issue: Kharge at CWC meet
India | Apr 10, 2026, 11:52 PM ISTThe Congress party convenes the meeting on Women's Reservation Bill ahead of a three-day special session of Parliament scheduled to begin on April 16.This comes as the Parliament is set to meet for a three-day special session from April 16, with a focus on the Women's Reservation Amendment Bill.
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Maharashtra scraps 5% Muslim reservation decision; why did the government withdraw 2014 quota move?
Maharashtra | Feb 18, 2026, 10:36 AM ISTThe Maharashtra government has cancelled the 2014 decision that granted 5% reservation to socially and educationally backward Muslims. The move was taken because the ordinance was stayed by the Bombay High Court.
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What is Karnataka’s Job Reservation Bill in private sector for Kannadigas? EXPLAINED
Explainers | Jul 18, 2024, 07:56 PM ISTKarnataka government's reservation bill in the private sector for Kannadigas revived a debate on locals vs outsiders in terms of employment. Politicians often bring quota bill which suits their political agendas contrary to India's federal structure which gives equal job opportunities to everyone.
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Karnataka govt puts reservation bill for Kannadigas in private firms on hold amid outrage
Karnataka | Jul 18, 2024, 12:02 AM ISTKarnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah's announcement that his Cabinet has approved the bill to fix 50 per cent reservation for administrative posts and 75 per cent for non-administrative posts for Kannadigas in the private sector drew criticism from business leaders and tech tycoons.
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Maratha quota row: 'Just for election', Manoj Jarange opposes Eknath Shinde's reservation bill
Maharashtra | Feb 20, 2024, 01:58 PM ISTThe Kunbi community falls in the Other Backward Classes (OBC) category, and Jarange has been demanding that Kunbi certificates be issued to all Marathas.
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Women's reservation bill to come into force after 2024 census: Nirmala Sitharaman
India | Dec 16, 2023, 12:36 PM ISTThe quota for women in the Lok Sabha and assemblies will continue for 15 years and Parliament can later extend the benefit period. While there is quota within quota for Scheduled Caste (SC) and Scheduled Tribe (ST) women, the opposition had demanded that the benefit be extended to OBCs.
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Bihar Governor approves bill raising quota for backward classes to 65 per cent
Bihar | Nov 17, 2023, 09:06 PM ISTAt present, Bihar has 50 per cent reservation for OBC, EBC, SC and ST and the bill proposes to enhance this up to 65 per cent while there would be 10 per cent reservation given to the upper castes people on the basis of their financial condition.
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Bihar: Bill to increase caste reservation to 65 per cent passed in Assembly
Bihar | Nov 09, 2023, 03:53 PM ISTMore than a third of families in Bihar are making do with an income of Rs 200 or less a day, while the number of SC-ST families living on similar earnings is nearly 43 per cent, according to the Caste Survey report tabled in the state assembly.
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Jharkhand: State assembly passes bill raising reservations to 77% in jobs to SCs, STs and others
India | Nov 11, 2022, 01:36 PM ISTJharkhand reservation bill: The bill also proposed that the state will urge the Centre to amend the Constitution's Ninth Schedule. The bill was passed amid protests by MLAs of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP).
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If there is no employment, what is the point of having reservation: Rahul Gandhi
India | Aug 28, 2021, 08:12 AM ISTRahul Gandhi's attack came after the government came out with the national asset monetisation pipeline to garner Rs 6 lakh crore in the coming years.
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Tamil Nadu Governor clears 7.5% quota Bill, govt school students to get preference in NEET
India | Oct 30, 2020, 02:47 PM ISTTamil Nadu Governor Banwarilal Purohit has given his assent to a Bill envisaging 7.5 per cent reservation to government school students who have cleared the National Eligibility-cum-Entrance Test in admission to medical courses
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Daily hearings on Maratha reservation case from July 27: SC
India | Jul 15, 2020, 06:20 PM ISTThe Supreme Court on Wednesday said it will begin day-to-day hearing from July 27 through videoconference on a clutch of pleas filed against reservation for the Marathas in education and jobs in Maharashtra.
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Haryana passes Constitutional Amendment to extend reservations
India | Jan 20, 2020, 08:38 PM ISThe Haryana Assembly on Monday unanimously passed a motion to ratify the 126th Constitutional Amendment to extend reservations for Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes in Punjab for another 10 years.
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Lok Sabha passes teachers reservation bill
India | Jul 01, 2019, 08:27 PM ISTThe Central Educational Institutions (Reservation in Teachers' Cadre) Bill 2019, which will allow filling about 8,000 existing vacancies in 41 central universities and also provides 10 per cent reservation for economically weaker sections, was introduced to replace an ordinance issued inMarch this year.
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10% quota for general category poor | SC issues notice to Centre, seeks response in 4 weeks
India | Jan 25, 2019, 12:56 PM ISTA bench headed by Chief Justice Ranjan Gogoi refused to grant urgent hearing of a petition filed by Vipin Kumar Bharatiya, challenging the reservation bill.
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'This is a revolutionary decision towards delivering economic justice': Javadekar hails 10% reservation bill
India | Jan 13, 2019, 11:21 PM ISTHe said that no one's reservation was abolished and additional 10 per cent reservation was given to economically backward sections of general category.
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10% quota bill for general category poor gets Prez nod, becomes law
India | Jan 12, 2019, 11:00 PM ISTThe bill, passed in both Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha, is being seen as PM Narendra Modi's 'masterstroke' just a few months ahead of 2019 Lok Sabha election.
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Bill providing 10% reservation for poor in general category challenged in Supreme Court
India | Jan 10, 2019, 03:56 PM ISTThe plea was filed by Youth For Equality organisation and Kaushal Kant Mishra, who sought the quashing of the bill saying that it was against the fundamental fabric of reservation in India.
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Passage of 10% quota bill victory of social justice, ensures wider canvas for youth power: PM Modi | 10 points
India | Jan 10, 2019, 08:30 AM ISTThe 124th amendment bill amended the Constitution to provide 10 per cent reservation to general category poor in jobs and education.