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<b>OBC quota Bill gets Cabinet nod</b>
Pioneer.com
<!--QuoteBegin-->QUOTE<!--QuoteEBegin-->Though Arjun Singh and UPA allies like the DMK and the PMK lobbied for immediate and one-go implementation of the proposal, in its interim report, the Moily Committee recommended staggered implementation of the quota regime to enable the educational institutions to strengthen their faculty and infrastructure. The committee's final report is expected by August 31.

The draft Bill has been prepared on the basis of the recommendations of the Oversight Committee, a senior minister in the UPA Government confirmed.

It would cover institutions like Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) and Indian Institute of Management (IIM), he said, adding, "Our aim is to implement the OBC quota in these institutions from the next academic session in a phased manner."

Though there have been voices of dissent from some quarters on this issue, most political parties are expected to support the Bill in the Parliament, Government sources said.

<b>A separate draft Bill introducing 27 per cent quota for OBCs in unaided institutions is likely to be introduced at a later stage.</b> The draft of this second piece of legislation is being finalised by the HRD Ministry, a ministry official said.

The second draft Bill would be taken up once the Moily Committee comes out with a roadmap for implementing OBC quota system in unaided institutions, the official added.
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