8 years ago
New Delhi:
The bill to provide 10 per cent quota in jobs and education to general category candidates who belong to economically weaker sections was passed in Rajya Sabha today. The general category reservation bill was passed by Lok Sabha on Tuesday. While many opposition parties had dubbed the government's move a "political gimmick" in the four-and-half-hour debate yesterday, most backed the bill, which, in a first, extends reservation to upper castes. The Lok Sabha on Tuesday passed a Constitution Amendment Bill to grant 10 percent reservation in education and government jobs to economically-weaker individuals belonging to the general category, across religions.
