Religion, Caste And Tribe Based Reservation - 3

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<b>Keep unaided institutions out of OBC quota Bill, PM tells Arjun</b><!--QuoteBegin-->QUOTE<!--QuoteEBegin-->Its earlier draft Bill had under the definition of “Central educational institutions” included unaided institutions deemed to be universities—such as Tata Institute of Social Science, BITS, Manipal Academy of Higher Education and Symbiosis, Pune. The new draft Bill will only extend quotas to Central government-funded institutions.

The earlier draft had proposed to <b>fix the quota at 27% whereas the new draft is expected to say “up to a maximum of 27 percent”—</b>allowing for a smaller quantum in initial years, consistent with the Moily committee’s recommendations.

<b>These two decisions are bound to create ripples in the UPA alliance. PMK leader and Health Minister A Ramadoss’s father S Ramadoss is reaching Delhi on Wednesday to meet Congress president Sonia Gandhi and the PM. Said a senior PMK leader: “Along with the DMK, we can’t compromise on extending reservation to private institutions...This is the core issue of our alliance in Tamil Nadu.”</b>
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