Govt adopts 10% quota for EWS category

  • | Thursday | 14th February, 2019

Ranchi: The Jharkhand government on Thursday adopted the Union government’s proposal to give 10% quota in government jobs and higher education to aspirants from the weaker economic sections of the general category . At present 26% is reserved for Scheduled Tribe, 10% for Scheduled Caste and 14% for Other Backward Castes (OBC) in the state. “Similarly, those having residential plots above 100 square yards in urban local bodies and 200 square yards in panchayat areas will also be excluded,” Khandelwal said. With it, the total reservation in Jharkhand rose to 60%. The present 10% is over and above the existing 50% quota.The state cabinet, led by chief minister Raghubar Das, gave its approval to the department of personnel and administrative reforms’ note for adopting the proposal.Speaking to reporters after the meeting, additional chief secretary K K Khandelwal said the quota will be applicable for aspirants whose annual household incomes are below Rs 8 lakh.Khandelwal pointed out that general category aspirants who have farm lands of five acres and above, homes having size of 1,000 square feet and above will be excluded.

Ranchi: The Jharkhand government on Thursday adopted the Union government’s proposal to give 10% quota in government jobs and higher education to aspirants from the weaker economic sections of the general category . With it, the total reservation in Jharkhand rose to 60%. At present 26% is reserved for Scheduled Tribe, 10% for Scheduled Caste and 14% for Other Backward Castes (OBC) in the state. The present 10% is over and above the existing 50% quota.The state cabinet, led by chief minister Raghubar Das, gave its approval to the department of personnel and administrative reforms’ note for adopting the proposal.Speaking to reporters after the meeting, additional chief secretary K K Khandelwal said the quota will be applicable for aspirants whose annual household incomes are below Rs 8 lakh.Khandelwal pointed out that general category aspirants who have farm lands of five acres and above, homes having size of 1,000 square feet and above will be excluded. “Similarly, those having residential plots above 100 square yards in urban local bodies and 200 square yards in panchayat areas will also be excluded,” Khandelwal said. He further said general category students whose name came out appeared in merit lists of a particular examination will be ineligible for the quota.In a statement issued by his office, Das said deputy commissioners of all 24 districts have been instructed to compile and create a database of such candidates at panchayat, block and district levels and submit a report within 30 days to determine the seat share in government vacancies and educational institutes.In another decision, the Das cabinet also gave approval to the Mukhyamantri Krishi Ashirwaad Yojana, which promises an annual financial help of Rs 5,000 to over 28 lakh small and marginal farmers of the state.Agriculture secretary Puja Singhal said the cabinet also okayed the allocation of Rs 2,000 crore for the scheme, but hinted that disbursements, to be made through direct benefit transfers, are unlikely before June due to the impending model code of conduct, which is due to set once announcement of Lok Sabha election dates is made.Singhal said the determination of beneficiaries will be done in a six-fold verification process. “Farm land holders who are sitting or former MLAs, MPs, government officials except class four, monthly pensioners of Rs 10,000, doctors, chartered accountants and those who pay personal income taxes will be excluded from the scheme,” she added.The 11-member ministerial council approved 24 proposals in all which consisted of proposals from the state land reforms and revenue, health, medical education and family welfare, rural development, mines and geology, higher and technical education and agriculture and animal husbandry departments.

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