New Delhi: The government has cleared a 10 per cent quota in jobs and educational institutions for the economically weaker sections. The government is ready with a Constitution amendment bill which will be introduced in parliament tomorrow, the last day of the Winter Session.
The decision comes months before the government’s tenure is to end in a few months and the country is headed into election mode.
The bill seeks to amend two constitutional provisions, Articles 15 and 16, which prohibit discrimination on any grounds in jobs and admissions to educational institutions.
People who have an annual income less than 8 lakh, own less than 5 acre farm land, have house smaller than 1,000 sq feet in a town or a 100 sq yard house in notified municipal area would qualify for the proposed quotas.