Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM) Chief Shibu Soren along with his son and Jharkhand Chief Minister Hemant Soren and UPA MLAs ahead of Cabinet Meeting, at Jharkhand Assembly, in Ranchi on March 15, 2023. | Photo Credit: ANI The Jharkhand government gave its nod to a number of proposals, including the construction of 1 lakh wells … Read more
M.G. Ramachandran had to suffer a drubbing in the 1980 Lok Sabha elections, months after he strongly advocated the concept of ‘creamy layer’ among the backward classes. MGR casting his vote on July 12, 1982. | Photo Credit: By Special Arrangement Political parties in Tamil Nadu reacted largely on expected lines to the Supreme Court … Read more
Our party was the first to file a petition against the quota in the Supreme Court when it was announced, says the DMK organisation secretary Our party was the first to file a petition against the quota in the Supreme Court when it was announced, says the DMK organisation secretary Pointing out the DMK was … Read more
Any quota should be done without affecting anyone, the AIADMK said in a press release; it said the EWS quota was based on the recommendation of a commission established in 2006, when the DMK shared power with the Congress at the Centre Any quota should be done without affecting anyone, the AIADMK said in a … Read more
It would open up new doors of opportunities for the economically weaker sections, says Pradhan It would open up new doors of opportunities for the economically weaker sections, says Pradhan Bharatiya Janata Party leaders and Ministers on Monday lauded the Supreme Court verdict upholding the validity of the 103rd Constitutional Amendment providing 10% reservation to … Read more
The DMK government in Tamil Nadu was one of the parties in the case and had decided not to provide the EWS quota for government jobs. The DMK government in Tamil Nadu was one of the parties in the case and had decided not to provide the EWS quota for government jobs. Terming the Supreme … Read more
The Supreme Court, on November 7, upheld the validity of reservation to economically weaker section (EWS) of society among general category by a majority judgment of 3:2. While justices Dinesh Maheshwari, Bela Trivedi and B. Pardiwala held that the EWS quota does not violate basic structure of the Constitution, CJI U.U. Lalit and Justice Ravindra … Read more
Petitions have challenged validity of 103rd Constitutional Amendment which provides 10% reservation to economically weaker sections of society Petitions have challenged validity of 103rd Constitutional Amendment which provides 10% reservation to economically weaker sections of society A five-judge Bench of the Supreme Court led by Chief Justice of India U.U. Lalit is scheduled to pronounce … Read more
The Centre has told the Supreme Court that the Rs 8 lakh income criterion for determining the Economical Weaker Section (EWS) is much more stringent than the one for the OBC creamy layer. The government, which has accepted the report of a three-member panel constituted to revisit the EWS criteria, said that firstly, the EWS’ … Read more
The Telangana Cabinet on Sunday set Rs eight lakh annual family income as ceiling for candidates to be eligible for reservation under the Economically Weaker Section (EWS) category. The state cabinet which met here under Chief Minister K Chandrashekhar Rao also extended the age limit by five years for state government jobs under the EWS … Read more