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New Maratha Reservation Bill
February 25 , 2024
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- The Maharashtra Assembly passed a Maratha reservation bill, granting a 10 per cent quota in education and government jobs to the Maratha community.
- This marks the third time in a decade that the Maratha quota bill has been passed by the state government.
- Its previous bill was nullified by the Supreme Court on May 5, 2021.
- The Supreme Court's decision highlighted the absence of valid grounds to breach the 50 per cent reservation while granting the Maratha quota.
- The reservation is based on a report submitted to the state government by the Maharashtra State Backward Class Commission (MSBCC).
- The report stated that the Marathas account for 28% of Maharashtra’s population, and are in an “exceptional circumstances and extraordinary condition” of backwardness.
- To justify the attempt to breach the 50% cap, the bill has cited the case of 69% reservation in Tamil Nadu.
- Apart from Tamil Nadu, there’s 67% in Haryana, 69% in Bihar, 55% in West Bengal, 59% in Gujarat.
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