TNPSC Thervupettagam

Validity of 10 percent EWS quota

September 16 , 2022 793 days 858 0
  • A five-judge Constitution Bench led by Chief Justice of India decided to examine three key issues to ascertain the validity of the 103rd amendment.
  • The challenge to the EWS quota was referred to a five-judge Bench in August 2020.
  • The 103rd Amendment inserted Articles 15(6) and 16(6) in the Constitution.
  • It aims to provide up to 10 per cent reservation to EWS other than backward classes, SCs, and STs in higher educational institutions and initial recruitment in government jobs.
  • The amendment empowered state governments to provide reservation on the basis of economic backwardness.
  • The EWS reservation was granted based on the recommendations of a commission headed by Retired Major General S R Sinho.

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