India, Aug. 5 -- The Government of India has issued a release:
The Central Government has stated that the objective of the reservation policy for Economically Weaker Sections (EWS) is to provide reservation benefits to economically weaker persons who are not covered under the existing reservation schemes for the Scheduled Castes (SCs), Scheduled Tribes (STs) and Socially and Educationally Backward Classes (SEBCs).
Minister of State for Social Justice and Empowerment Shri B.L. Verma shared the information in a written reply to Shri Vijay Baghel in the Lok Sabha. The House was informed that the Constitution (One Hundred and Third Amendment) Act, 2019 inserted Articles 15(6) and 16(6) into the Constitution, enabling reservation of up to 10 p...