New Delhi: In a landmark move ahead of the Lok Sabha elections, the Union Cabinet has approved a 10 percent reservation in jobs and higher education for “economically backward” sections in the general category.
A Constitutional Amendment Bill was tabled in Parliament today, the last day of the Winter Session. The proposed reservation will be over and above the existing 50 percent reservation enjoyed by the Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes and the Other Backward Classes, taking the total reservation to 60 percent.
