Tag: Quota Bill

New Delhi: Challenging the Constitutional validity of the 10 per cent reservation in jobs and education to upper castes, a petition was filed before the Supreme Court on Thursday seeking stay of the operation of the Constitution (103rd) Amendment Act. Filed by Youth For Equality, a Delhi-based NGO, the petition contends that the amendment violates […]

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday expressed his “delighted” over the passage of Constitution (124th Amendment) Bill, 2019 in the Rajya Sabha to provide 10 per cent quota to upper castes in government jobs and higher educational institutions and called it “a victory for social justice”. “Glad to see such widespread support for […]

New Delhi: Parliament on Wednesday passed the Constitution amendment Bill to provide 10 per cent quota in jobs and education for economically backward sections in the general category. The Constitution (124th Amendment) Bill, 2019 was passed by the Rajya Sabha on Wednesday, a day after it was passed by the Lok Sabha. The Rajya Sabha […]

New Delhi: Lok Sabha Tuesday passed a landmark bill to provide 10 per cent reservation in jobs and education for the general category poor with most parties backing the proposed legislation, described by the government as “historic” and in the country’s interest. Opposition, including the Congress, dubbed the proposed law as a political gimmick that […]

Bhubaneswar: A day after Union Cabinet headed by Prime Minister Narendra Modi approved 10 per cent reservation for economically-weaker sections in general category; Odisha Chief Minister and BJD president Naveen Patnaik today categorically stated that his party is always in favour of the development of the poor. “We (BJD) will present our stand after going […]