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Of this, 33% belongs to upper castes and is likely to benefit from the new reservation policy. After this, its bill will have to be introduced in the state assembly before it becomes a law and is implemented in the state. PATIALA: Even as Gujarat, Telangana Andhra Pradesh and Uttarakhand have set the ball rolling for implementing the 10% reservation for economically weaker sections (EWS) in general category, Punjab is yet to take a final call on the quota.A source in the state government said Punjab was yet to receive a formal notification from the Centre for the quota. The central government has set eligility criteria for the quota as annoual household income of less than Rs 8 lakh and ownership of under five acres of agricultural land.As per the 2011 Census, Punjab has a population of around 2.77 crore. Once the notification reaches the government, chief minister Amarinder Singh would be taking a decision on implementing the reservation, the source added.Cabinet minister Brham Mohindra, when contacted, said it was the prerogative of the chief minister to take a decision that affects the entire state.Meanwhile, the source said the Punjab government would have to identify families which would be eligible for the quota..