EWS quota News

Bihar CM Nitish Kumar demanded the caste based census and said that the state has started the procedure for the same as it will provide better information about economic status of people.

In today's DNA, Zee News' Rohit Ranjan analysed how the reservation for the economically weaker section (EWS) adheres to the guidelines of the constitution of India as the Supreme court upheld centre's decision to provide 10%  to economically weaker people of the general category today.

Supreme Court has upheld the validity of the 103rd Constitution amendment providing 10 per cent reservation to people belonging to the economically weaker sections (EWS) in admissions and government jobs.  

Supreme Court today upheld the 10% EWS quota The top court said that 'it doesn't violate Constitution' The top court passed the order by a majority 3-2 ruling

Supreme Court is scheduled to pronounce its judgment on Monday on petitions challenging the validity of the 103rd Constitution amendment, providing 10% reservation to economically weaker sections (EWS) persons in admissions and government jobs.

The Supreme Court has adjourned the hearing on a plea relating to EWS quota in the All-India Quota in NEET PG. Earlier, the court had allowed NEET PG counselling for 2021-2022 based on existing EWS/OBC reservation criteria. The court had said that merit should be socially contextualized and reconceptualized.

The government on Thursday announced a 27-per cent quota for OBC and 10 per cent reservation for the Economically Weaker Section (EWS) in the All-India Quota (AIQ) scheme. Shah said about 5,550 students will be benefited by this decision of the Modi government.

Centre has announced 27% reservation for OBCs It also announced a 10% quota for EWS in medical seats

Chief Minister KCR said a high-level review meeting will be held in the next two to three days on the matter and appropriate orders will be issued As of now 50 per cent reservation for the weaker sections is in force in the state With an additional 10 per cent quota for the EWS, the total percentage of reservation will rise to 60%

Right to quality under the constitution would be defeated if the persons, who have come up among SCs and STs after enjoying the fruits of the quota, are not excluded There is no exclusion of those who have come up, on the other hand, if sub-classification is denied, it would defeat right to equality by treating unequal as equal, said the SC It said that the Constitution is an 'effective tool of social transformation and removal of inequalities' and the social realities cannot be ignored and overlooked

The 103rd Amendment Act, 2019 of the Constitution empowers the state to provide up to 10 per cent reservation for "economically weaker sections" in education and public employment.

The court said that the process of admission in medical colleges started in November last year and the quota for EWS was introduced later hence reservation cannot be given to students under EWS this year.

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The Constitutional amendment to provide the 10 per cent quota in government jobs and higher education to the Economically Weaker Secions (EWS) among the general category received assent of President Ram Nath Kovind January 12.

Over one lakh applications have so far been received for admission in private schools under Economically Weaker Sections (EWS) quota, the Delhi government said on Thursday.

The Supreme Court on Friday agreed to hear Gujarat government`s plea against a high court order of quashing of its ordinance of providing 10 percent quota for the economically backward among the unreserved category, including the agitating Patel community, on September 9 instead of September 19.