Kapil Sibal for consensus on quota in private educational institutions

Moving cautiously on the demand for OBC quota in private educational institutions, HRD Minister Kapil Sibal has said a consensus has to be evolved through consultations with all stakeholders on the issue which needs to be dealt with “circumspection”.

Moving cautiously on the demand for OBC quota in private educational institutions, HRD Minister Kapil Sibal has said a consensus has to be evolved through consultations with all stakeholders on the issue which needs to be dealt with “circumspection”.

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In an interview to PTI, Sibal said he is not opposed to quota in private educational institutions.

“No question of opposition to anything. We must move forward with circumspection. These are issues that touch every home, every child and every family. And we must develop a national consensus when we move forward on these issues,” the minister said.

He was asked whether government proposed to introduce reservation for Other Backward Classes (OBC) in private educational institutions.

The government had in 2006 passed the OBC Reservation Bill, seeking 27 per cent quota for OBCs in Central Educational Institutions (CEIs). However, reservation could not be implemented that year as the matter was taken to the Supreme Court which gave its go ahead in 2008.

At present the CEIs are implementing 27 per cent reservation for OBCs in a phased manner over a period of three years ending 2010-11.