A counting question, for 27% OBC reservation in medical education July 30, 2021, 1:17 PM IST
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The Centre has approved 27% reservations for OBCs under the all-India quota for UG and PG programmes in medical and dental colleges. Alongside the increased representation of OBCs in the Cabinet, this is aimed at consolidating support ahead of next year’s five assembly elections even as it offsets the unfavourable political impact of the Supreme Court judgment that the passage of the 102nd Amendment in 2018 means states no longer have any power to identify ‘socially and educationally backward’ classes.
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