CM announces 16% reservation in govt. jobs for Marathas

Mumbai | Friday | 20th July, 2018

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The Maratha community have organised over 50 mammoth silent marches over the past two years to push for their demands, including reservation in education and jobs. Since the Maratha reservation case is pending before the Bombay High Court, Mr.

Fadnavis said any cases of backlog would be filled in the next recruitment cycle. more-inFearing yet another agitation by the Maratha community, Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on Thursday announced that 16% of seats would be reserved for the community while filling 72,000 government posts in two phases. BJP MLA Ashish Shelar said his party supported the demand for reservation, which was delayed by the previous Congress-NCP government. Mr.

Fadnavis said, “The State government is committed to provide reservation to Marathas..