06-18-2008, 08:50 PM
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<b>5% quota for Gujjars, 3 other communities; 14% reservation for upper castes</b>
The Rajasthan Government on Wednesday announced that it would provide 5 per cent reservation to Gujjars and three other backward communities under a special category and also impress upon the Centre to consider giving Scheduled Tribe status to the Gujjars. <b>Other than Gujjars, Banjaras, Gadia Luhars and Raiksas </b>would come under the new category and have reservation benefits in educational institutions, State services and contesting elections to panchayat raj institutions and local bodies.Â
In another major decision, <b>the Government announced giving 14 per cent reservation to upper castes, including Brahamin, Rajput, Vaishya and Kayastha, under a new category of Economically Backward Classes </b>(EBCs).
The agreement was announced at a joint media conference by Chief Minister Vasundhara Raje and Kirori Singh Bainsla, leader of the Gujjar Arkash Sangharashan Samiti (GASS). But the Chief Minister made the announcement of the 14 per cent quota for the upper castes at a separate Press meet, which was held soon after the Gujjar agreement was announced.
A significant part of the agreement is that no Gujjar organisation would now come out with new demands. If any Gujjar outfit does that, it would be opposed by GASS
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<b>5% quota for Gujjars, 3 other communities; 14% reservation for upper castes</b>
The Rajasthan Government on Wednesday announced that it would provide 5 per cent reservation to Gujjars and three other backward communities under a special category and also impress upon the Centre to consider giving Scheduled Tribe status to the Gujjars. <b>Other than Gujjars, Banjaras, Gadia Luhars and Raiksas </b>would come under the new category and have reservation benefits in educational institutions, State services and contesting elections to panchayat raj institutions and local bodies.Â
In another major decision, <b>the Government announced giving 14 per cent reservation to upper castes, including Brahamin, Rajput, Vaishya and Kayastha, under a new category of Economically Backward Classes </b>(EBCs).
The agreement was announced at a joint media conference by Chief Minister Vasundhara Raje and Kirori Singh Bainsla, leader of the Gujjar Arkash Sangharashan Samiti (GASS). But the Chief Minister made the announcement of the 14 per cent quota for the upper castes at a separate Press meet, which was held soon after the Gujjar agreement was announced.
A significant part of the agreement is that no Gujjar organisation would now come out with new demands. If any Gujjar outfit does that, it would be opposed by GASS
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