New Delhi: The Bihar Meeting on Thursday efficiently handed a invoice augmenting caste-based reservations to 65%, paving the best way for an overarching 75% reservation construction. This expanded quota will allocate 43% to Different Backward Courses (OBC) and Economically Backward Courses (EBC).
Presently, Bihar observes a 50% cap on reservations with a further 10% allocation for Economically Weaker Sections (EWS). Nonetheless, if the Nitish authorities’s proposal is accredited, it should surpass the prevailing 50% reservation restrict, permitting for a complete of 65% reservation. The distinct 10% reservation for EWS will stay intact, finally leading to a complete 75% reservation allocation within the state.
Nitish Really helpful Enhance In Reservation Following Caste-based Survey
Following a current caste-based survey within the state, Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar proposed a rise in reservations: elevating the OBC and EBS quota from 30 to 43 %, the Scheduled Caste allocation from 16 to 20 %, and Scheduled Tribe from 1 to 2 %. In the meantime, the reservation for Economically Weaker Sections (EWS) will stay unchanged on the present 10 %. When mixed, these figures tally as much as 75 %.
The caste-based census reveals OBC shares at 27.13 %, the extraordinarily backward class sub-group at 36 %, and a collective 21 % for SC and ST. The Meeting’s offered report signifies over 2.97 crore households within the state, with over 94 lakh (34.13 %) depending on a month-to-month earnings of Rs 6,000 or much less.
Bihar Meeting Unanimously Passes Reservation Modification Invoice 2023
Throughout the fourth day of the winter session of the Bihar Meeting, the Reservation Modification Invoice 2023 was launched and unanimously handed. The BJP overtly supported the invoice, though it raised considerations concerning the absence of a reference to EWS reservation inside the invoice. The invoice will remodel into legislation after securing approval from the Legislative Council and the Governor. Nitish Kumar reiterated the demand for a caste census by the central authorities and a rise in reservations.
