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The Ninth Schedule of the Constitution includes a list of Central and state laws that cannot be challenged in courts. In 1992, the Supreme Court capped reservations for the backward classes at 50 per cent.

"Provisions of the hiked quotas in state government jobs and educational institutions should be implemented in letter and spirit for the benefit of those who need it," the Chief Ministers Office (CMO) said in a statement. Chief Minister Nitish Kumar also chaired a meeting with senior government officials over implementation of the new system which followed a statewide caste survey, the report of which was tabled earlier.

On Wednesday, the Bihar Cabinet in a meeting chaired by the chief minister passed a resolution on asking the Centre to include the provision in the 9th Schedule of the Constitution, Siddharth said.

The Bihar government on Wednesday decided to urge the Centre to incorporate the hiked reservation for deprived castes from 50 to 65 per cent in state government jobs and educational institutions in the 9th schedule of the Constitution.

Get latest articles and stories on India at LatestLY. The Bihar government on Wednesday decided to urge the Centre to incorporate the hiked reservation for deprived castes from 50 to 65 per cent in state government jobs and educational institutions in the 9th schedule of the Constitution, so that it is guaranteed immunity from legal scrutiny, an official said. India News | Bihar for Inclusion of 65 Pc Quota in 9th Schedule to Make It Immune to Legal Scrutiny.

The Nitish Kumar government in Bihar has raised the quota for deprived castes from 50% to 65% in state government jobs and educational institutions. T

The total quantum of reservations in jobs and educational institutions will now stand at 75 per cent in the state, after taking into account the 10 per cent already existing quota for economically weaker sections (EWS).

The Nitish Kumar government issued gazette notifications for raising the quota for deprived castes from 50 to 65 per cent in state government jobs

The proposal, however, may well end up before the courts since it breaches the 50% cap fixed by the Supreme Court in the 1992 Indra Sawhney case. | Latest News India

THE President (Emmerson Mnangagwa) began by specifically naming the following five Bills from the Ninth Parliament as still needing to be passed: