TNPSC Thervupettagam

Internal quota for Vanniyars

March 2 , 2021 1366 days 1864 0
  • The Government of Tamil Nadu on February 26 passed a Bill temporarily providing an internal reservation of 10.5 per cent to the community under the category Most Backward Classes (V).
  • It has received the assent of Governor on February 26th itself.
  • It is shortly called Special Reservation Act of 2021.
  • It has created two more groups — one covering 25 MBCs and 68 DNCs and another covering the remaining 22 MBCs.
  • The Vanniya kula kshatriya community includes vanniyar, vanniya, vannia gounder, gounder, padayachi, palli and agnikula kshatriya.
  • The Bill also provides an internal quota of 7% to Denotified Communities and the Most Backward Classes communities having similarity with Denotified Communities.
  • Other Most Backward Classes, not included in the above category, are provided with 2.5% quota.
  • This is only a temporary arrangement.
  • Changes will be made after the Justice A Kulasekaran Commission make its recommendations
  • It was set up to collect quantifiable data on castes, communities and tribes of Tamil Nadu.

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