TNPSC Thervupettagam

Arunthathiyars’ special quota benefits

January 19 , 2025 75 days 302 0
  • The Tamil Nadu Arunthathiyars Reservation Act, 2009 provides the preferential treatment to Arunthathiyars among the Scheduled Castes (SCs).
  • For the purpose of the law, seven castes - Arunthathiyar, Chakkiliyan, Madari, Madiga, Pagadi, Thoti, and Adi Andhra in the list of 76 SCs notified by the Indian President under Article 341 of the Constitution have been generically called the Arunthathiyars.
  • It envisaging the provision of 3% reservation for Arunthathiyars within the 18% quota of Scheduled Caste.
  • In MBBS, the total number of seats went up by about 82% between 2018-19 and 2023-24.
  • In Bachelor of Dental Surgery (BDS) course, from 2018-19 their figure rose to 3% five years later.  
  • Admission to engineering courses, the strength of SC(A) students increased from 1,193 in 2009-10 to 3,944 in 2023-24.

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