Marathas to get reservation in jobs, education institutesMaharashtra CM The Maratha community has been demanding quota for a long time and its agitation for the same in July and August this year had taken a violent turn
The Maharashtra government has accepted the State Backward Class Commission's report and decided to give quota in jobs and educational institutes to the Maratha community, Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis said Sunday.The reservation will be granted to the community under a new category called 'Socially and Educationally Backward Class' (SEBC) as per the recommendation of the commission, he said.The politically dominant Maratha community constitutes over 30 per cent of the state's population. Speaking to reporters after a Cabinet meeting on the eve of the winter session of Maharashtra legislature here, Fadnavis said, "The state Cabinet has accepted the backward class commission's report for Maratha reservation."
"Quantum of reservation will be fixed by the cabinet sub-committee assigned to chalk out technical aspects of the bill (granting quota) which will be tabled in the coming session," he said.After the commission submitted its report to the government earlier this week, Fadnavis had hinted that the demand for quota would be fulfilled.The Maratha community has been demanding quota for a long time and its agitation for the same in July and August this year had taken a violent turn. According to government sources, the commission's report has said that Marathas are a "socially and educationally backward class of citizens" with minuscule representation in government and semi-government services.A socially and educationally backward class can be extended benefits of reservation under Articles 15(4) and 16(4) of the Constitution, and in view READ
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