Quota News

On August-14, the Health Ministry asked AIIMS to go ahead with filling 148-posts of super-specialty faculty as per the current quota policy even though the government's review petition is pending in the Supreme Court. Earlier, the SC had ruled that there could be no reservation in appointment for faculty posts in speciality and super-speciality courses in medical colleges, including AIIMS.

Higher Education Minister AK Walia has said that Delhi government plans to provide 90% reservation for local students in the 12 govt-funded DU colleges, and 50% reservation in colleges which receive 50% capital works grant and 5% recurring grant. Open to students who have cleared the class 12 examination from Delhi, the provision will provide about 19,000 additional local seats.

The Supreme Court on Tuesday directed the Centre to identify within 3 months all reserved vacancies for disabled persons in its departments and undertakings to ensure that they are provided 3% reservation on the total cadre strength. The court also clarified that the principle of not exceeding more than 50% reservation would not be applied to quota for disabled persons.

Centre has decided to introduce the Prevention of Communal and Targeted Violence Bill in the Winter Session of Parliament. The Bill seeks to impose duty, on both the Centre and state governments, to exercise power to prevent targeted violence, including mass violence against SCs, STs and minorities. However, the Bill faces opposition from BJP and some regional parties.

Mehmood-ur-Rahman committee has recommended 8-10% reservations for Muslims in education and jobs in Maharashtra. The committee report says that about 60% of one-crore Muslims live below the poverty line, just 2% complete graduation and have poor share in IAS(1%) and police force(4%) in Maharashtra. Meanwhile, BJP slammed the report timing calling it a pre-poll tactics by Congress to gain Muslim-votes.

Responding to a PIL, the Bombay High Court Wednesday directed UPSC and the Centre to implement 3% quota for the disabled in IAS, as per provisions under the Persons with Disability Act. Though the petition sought the implementation with effect from 1996 when the Act came into force, the court directed its implementation from 2010, when the PIL was filed.