Maratha Reservation Bill Passed in Maharashtra Assembly; 16% Quota Cleared
Maharashtra CM Devendra Fadnavis government proposed 16 percent reservation for Maratha community in the field of education and jobs in state Assembly.
Mumbai, November 29: Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis government tabled the Maratha reservation report in the state Assembly and it was passed unanimously in both the Houses of the Assembly. The report is prepared after the recommendations of State Backward Class Commission (SBCC) on the Maratha quota, which suggested 16 percent reservation for the Maratha Community in the field of education and jobs.
Informing more about the details, CM Fadnavis said, “We've completed a due procedure for Maratha reservation report and we're bringing a bill today. But for Dhangar reservation, we've not completed the report, a sub committee is appointed and soon a report and ATR (Action Taken Report) will be tabled in this house.” Maratha Reservation: Bombay HC Tells Maharashtra Govt to File Response With State Backward Commission Report, Hearing on November 21
Earlier, the CM had promised to give reservation to the Marathas and had said that a Bill will be tabled in the Assembly. He had also promised that the reservation to the Marathas will be implemented by first week of December. The BJP ally – Shiv Sena – has also supported the move and have asked the Opposition parties to be present in the House to discuss the minutes of the Bill.
According to the Bill, the reservations will be given to the Marathas under the Socially and Economically Backward Community (SEBC) category and which is over the current reservation – 52 percent – in the state. The ATR has suggested that the reservations can be given to the needy Marathas under the economic genres and in the field of education and jobs.
Previously, the Congress-Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) coalition government too had proposed 16 percent reservation for Marathas, but the Bombay High Court had stayed it. The Fadnavis government promised reservation after Marathas protested in the months of July and August, which went violent.
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