Jharkhand governor returns quota increase bill for review

An official in the governor’s office said the bill was returned on the basis of the legal opinion from the attorney general of India

Updated on: Apr 19, 2023, 12:17:32 IST

By Vishal Kant

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Jharkhand governor CP Radhakrishnan has returned the bill seeking to increase reservation in the state for the socially and educationally backward sections, people aware of the matter said on Wednesday.

The bill was passed in November. (Hindustan Times)

The bill seeks to increase the Other Backward Class quota from 14% to 27% and that of Schedule Tribes to 28% from 26% and Scheduled Castes to 12% from 10%. With the inclusion of the 10% reservation for the Economically Weaker Sections, the total reservation in state government jobs would go up to 77%.

An official in the governor’s office said the bill was returned on the basis of the legal opinion from the attorney general of India.

“The previous governor [Ramesh Bais] sent the bill to the attorney general, who said the bill does not take into account Supreme Court judgements on the reservation. Considering that opinion, the bill was sent back to the government last month for a review,” the official said. The bill was passed in November.

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Vishal Kant
Stationed in Ranchi, Vishal is heading the Jharkhand Bureau of Hindustan Times since November 2017. Besides leading the reporting team, Vishal tracks and writes on developments related to the state politics, economy and policy matters in Jharkhand. Prior to his current assignment, Vishal used to work in New Delhi after graduating from the University of Delhi. Vishal joined HT in the rank of Assistant Editor in August 2015 and was part of the Delhi Metro Bureau, covering a host of issues in the City-state including politics, policy---especially those related to urban traffic & transport infrastructure and railways. A native of Palamu district in Jharkhand, Vishal started his two-decade long career in the mainstream media in 2006. During this period, he has has worked in different capacity with a number of national media houses including the Financial Chronicle, India Today, Deccan Herald and The Hindu, before moving to the Hindustan Times. He holds the experience of having worked in three major mediums of mass communication--Print, Electronic and Digital. He is a proud father of two daughters.Read More

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