PATNA: Bihar government on Friday approved the 10 per cent reservation for economically weaker general candidates in government jobs and educational institutions. The decision was taken in the cabinet meeting was chaired by Chief Minister Nitish Kumar. The Cabinet also passed 58 agendas placed before it.
Recently, The Constitution Bill, 2019 was passed recently by both the Houses of Parliament to grant 10 per cent reservation. In Rajya Sabha, the Bill which grants reservation of 10% in education and government jobs to economically weaker individuals belonging to the general category across religions was passed with 165 votes in favour.
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According to report of news agency ANI, on January 22 a high-level meeting was chaired by the Bihar CM at his 1 Anne Marg residence in Patna in which he held discussions over this matter with Chief Secretary Deepak Kumar and Secretary to the Chief Minister Manish Kumar Varma, among others
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It is important to note that 10% quota will be over and above the existing 50 per cent reservation to SCs, STs and Other Backward Classes (OBCs). This scheme has already been implemented in Gujarat, Jharkhand and Uttar Pradesh.
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