Lok Sabha passes Quota Bill, reservation to economically backward section
By MYBRANDBOOK
The Lok Sabha has passed a Bill allowing 10% quota in employment and education for the general category candidates who belong to the economically weaker sections.
According to the bill, the 10% reservation will be over and above the 50% stipulated by the Supreme Court and is expected to benefit a huge section of upper castes, including Brahmins, Rajputs (Thakurs), Jats, Marathas and Bhumihars and trading castes like Kapus and Kammas. The economically deprived among the poor in the other religions will also benefit.
Minister of Social Justice and Empowerment Thawar Chand Gehlot, introduced the Constitution (124th Amendment) Bill, 2019, and cleared it with majority of the members (319) voting for it, while four voting against it. The Rajya Sabha will take it up on Wednesday. However, the Opposition questioned the timing and haste with which the government introduced the Bill, on the last day of the winter session.
Finance Minister Arun Jaitley had requested all to support the motion. The Congress, in its 2014 Lok Sabha election manifesto, had promised reservation for the economically weaker sections.
Congress member K.V. Thomas says the Centre is hasty in introducing the Bill and accuses it of bringing it in with an eye on the general election. He says the Congress is not opposed to the Bill, but wants the measure sent to a Joint Parliamentary Committee.
BHIM to join e-commerce, competing with PhonePe and Google Pay
The government-supported payment software BHIM is getting ready to join t...
The latest version of X helps prevent deepfakes on social medi
To combat deepfakes and shallowfakes, Elon Musk revealed a new update t...
India and Namibia collaborate on a payment system similar to U
Once operational, the platform will enable digital transactions in Namibia,...
Sebi issues show-cause notices to six Adani group firms
Sebi issued show-cause notices to six Adani Group firms, including Adani ...
CENTRE FOR DEVELOPMENT OF TELEMATICS
INFOSYS TECHNOLOGIES PVT. LTD.
BEETEL TELETECH LTD.
TAC SECURITY SOLUTIONS
Technology Icons Of India 2023: Sunil Bharti Mittal
Sunil Bharti Mittal is the Founder and Chairman of Bharti Enterprises,...
Technology Icons Of India 2023: Som Satsangi
With more than three decades in the IT Sector, Som is responsible for ...
Technology Icons Of India 2023: Nikhil Rathi
Nikhil Rathi, Co-founder & CEO of Web Werks, a global leader in Data C...
Aadhaar: Architecting the World's Largest Biometric Identity System
The Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) is a statutory au...
DRDO is India's largest and most diverse research organisation
DRDO is the R&D wing of Ministry of Defence, Govt of India, with a vis...
GeM maintains transparency in online procurement of goods & services
Created in a record time of five months, Government eMarketplace is a ...
B D SOFTWARE
BD Software is the distributor of IT security solutions in India. The ...
TECHNOBIND SOLUTIONS PVT. LTD.
TechnoBind’s business model is focused on identifying and partnering...
BEETEL TELETECH LTD.
: Beetel is one of the oldest and most reputed brands in the Industry,...