Responding to a supplementary during Question Hour, HRD Minister Prakash Javadekar said in Lok Sabha that the government can "bring an ordinance if its review petition filed in the top court is rejected".
In the admissions committee meeting held Wednesday, it was decided that the varsity will be effecting the increase in two phases - 10 per cent in the first year and the remaining 15 per cent in the next year.
A meeting of the state cabinet chaired by Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath here decided to enforce the reservation in government jobs and higher education institutions with retrospective effect, from January 14.
In a press statement issued here, Thakur termed the new legislation providing reservation to economically weaker general category people in government jobs and education as historic.
It is pertinent to mention here that recently the Centre amended the Constitution to give 10 per cent quota to the economically weaker upper caste.
The economist said the Modi government was successful in maintaining the economic growth India achieved before they came to power.
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The government described it as historic and in the country's interest.
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This bill can serve as a game changer for Prime Minister Modi in winning over their support and give them relief.
Calling the upper caste quota an election stunt by the BJP, the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) on Monday demanded a special session of the Parliament to bring constitutional amendment for the implementation of the decision.
The Lok Sabha has passed the Bill that seeks to amend the Constitution to provide 10 per cent reservation in jobs and educational institutions to economically backward section in the general category.
As the ruling party and its allies hailed the quota as historic, Congress and others said that it was party's way of fooling people weeks ahead of the polls.
To implement the decision, the NDA government will require to push for a Constitutional amendment to increase the limit of quota from a maximum of 50 per cent to 60 per cent.
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