Kolkata, July 3
The Mamata Banerjee government’s announcement of 10 per cent reservation in government jobs and educational institutions for the economically weaker sections (EWS) of the general category makes West Bengal the fourth state after Tamil Nadu, Maharashtra and Telangana to cross the 50 per cent quota cap fixed by the Supreme Court.
The announcement on Tuesday came six months after the BJP-led NDA government at the Centre approved a similar proposal.
Bengal so far had 45 per cent reservation in government jobs and educational institutes—22 per cent for Scheduled Castes (SCs), 6 per cent for Scheduled Tribes (STs), 17 per cent for Other Backward Classes (OBCs).
The TMC government’s decision of adding a 10 per cent quota for EWS now takes the total quota beyond the 50 per cent cap, mandated by the SC.
After a state Cabinet meeting, West Bengal Parliamentary Affairs Minister Partha Chatterjee said the details about the eligibility criteria would be announced later, but those already covered under other quotas would not be considered for this reservation. “It is a historic decision. There are many factors to define someone who belongs to the economically weaker section. These details will be mentioned in the government order that will be issued soon,” he said. — PTI
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