General Category News
Supreme Court refuses to stay 10% reservation for general category
Chief Justice Ranjan Gogoi says not inclined to pass an interim order against quota law The quota law proposes 10% reservation for economically weaker sections from the general category
1 min read8 Feb 2019The electoral math behind the upper caste quota
Thegovernment's newreservationpolicymighthelptheBJP inretainingitscore support base, andinenthusingitsvote-mobilizersaheadofthegeneralelection
4 min read16 Jan 2019President Kovind clears quota bill for economically weaker general category
This comes even as the bill was challenged in the Supreme Court on Thursday
1 min read13 Jan 201913 years on, stage set for another anti-quota stir?
Reservation for upper-caste poor may spark protests, say some college authorities
3 min read11 Jan 2019Quota bill challenged in Supreme Court, day after passage
The petition challenging the quota bill in Supreme Court says the 124th amendment violates several basic features of the Constitution, including the equality code
2 min read11 Jan 2019Why Muslims have the first claim on any new ‘backward’ quota
Though the general category reservation bill is being sold as a pre-election sop for upper castes, data shows that if the government seeks out the poorest of the eligible poor, the quota should almost entirely go to Muslims
3 min read10 Jan 2019Quota bill passed in Rajya Sabha, president nod soon
The quota bill in Rajya Sabha was passed by 165 votes, more than two-thirds majority of the house. Seven members voted against it
3 min read10 Jan 2019SC to Centre: vacant OBC seats for general category
SC to Centre: vacant OBC seats for general category
1 min read14 Oct 2008