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Reservation is a system of affirmative action in India that was established during the British rule.Based on provisions in the Indian Constitution, it allows the Union Government and the States and Territories of India to allocate a specific percentage of reserved quotas or seats, in higher education admissions, employment, political bodies, etc., for "socially and economically backward citizens".
Thus, the recommendation of reservations for OBCs in central government services was finally implemented in 1992. [8] The Supreme Court of India gave verdict that 27% central government reservation for OBCs is valid. [4] However, some states denied the existence of the creamy layer, and a report commissioned by the supreme court was implemented.
Government rules for reservation cannot be introduced without quantifiable data of backwardness and underrepresentation. S. Balakrishnan v. S. Chandrasekar 28/2/2005, The Government of Tamil Nadu Vs. Registration Department SC/ST (9/12/2005) The Madras High Court held that reservation in promotion is available only to SC and ST and not to OBC.
The 2006 Indian anti-reservation protests were a series of protests that took place in India in 2006 in opposition to the decision of the Union Government of India, led by the Indian National Congress-headed multiparty coalition United Progressive Alliance, to implement reservations for the Other Backward Classes (OBCs) in central and private ...
The Ninety-fifth Amendment of the Constitution of India, officially known as The Constitution (Ninety-fifth Amendment) Act, 2009, extended the period of reservation of seats for the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes and representation of the Anglo-Indians in the Lok Sabha and the State Legislative Assemblies for another ten years, i.e. up to 26 January 2020.
The One Hundred and Third Amendment of the Constitution of India, officially known as the Constitution (One Hundred and Third Amendment) Act, 2019, introduces 10% reservation for Economically Weaker Sections (EWS) of society for admission to Central Government-run educational institutions and private educational institutions (except for minority educational institutions), and for employment in ...
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Demands for reservation in promotion, to readdress the grievances of SC/ST, passing of Bill to strengthen the SC/ST Prevention of Atrocities ACT 1989; Allocation of the budget under the special ban on contract system in safai karamchari work, to regularizing the safai karamcharie's and their time-bound promotion, to have SC/ST organizations to ...