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EWS quota News

08 Nov 2022

Bihar CM demands caste-based census as he welcomes SC's decision on EWS quota

Bihar CM Nitish Kumar demanded the caste based census and said that the state has started the procedure for the same as it will provide better information about economic status of people.

07 Nov 2022

DNA Exclusive: Analysis of 10% reservation for EWS in govt jobs

In today's DNA, Zee News' Rohit Ranjan analysed how the reservation for the economically weaker section (EWS) adheres to the guidelines of the constitution of India as the Supreme court upheld centre's decision to provide 10% to economically weaker people of the general category today.

07 Nov 2022

'Win for PM Modi': BJP after SC upholds Centre's 10% reservation to EWS

Supreme Court has upheld the validity of the 103rd Constitution amendment providing 10 per cent reservation to people belonging to the economically weaker sections (EWS) in admissions and government jobs.

07 Nov 2022

Supreme Court UPHOLDS 10% EWS quota, says 'it doesn't violate Constitution'

Supreme Court today upheld the 10% EWS quota The top court said that 'it doesn't violate Constitution' The top court passed the order by a majority 3-2 ruling

05 Nov 2022

SC decision on validity of EWS quota in admissions, jobs on Monday

Supreme Court is scheduled to pronounce its judgment on Monday on petitions challenging the validity of the 103rd Constitution amendment, providing 10% reservation to economically weaker sections (EWS) persons in admissions and government jobs.

28 Apr 2022

Supreme Court adjourns hearing on plea relating to EWS quota in NEET PG

The Supreme Court has adjourned the hearing on a plea relating to EWS quota in the All-India Quota in NEET PG. Earlier, the court had allowed NEET PG counselling for 2021-2022 based on existing EWS/OBC reservation criteria. The court had said that merit should be socially contextualized and reconceptualized.

29 Jul 2021

Amit Shah hails Centre’s decision to provide quota to OBC, EWS in medical

The government on Thursday announced a 27-per cent quota for OBC and 10 per cent reservation for the Economically Weaker Section (EWS) in the All-India Quota (AIQ) scheme. Shah said about 5,550 students will be benefited by this decision of the Modi government.

29 Jul 2021

Centre announces 27% reservation for OBCs, 10% quota for EWS in medical seats

Centre has announced 27% reservation for OBCs It also announced a 10% quota for EWS in medical seats

21 Jan 2021

Telangana: 10% quota for economically weaker sections in jobs and education

Chief Minister KCR said a high-level review meeting will be held in the next two to three days on the matter and appropriate orders will be issued As of now 50 per cent reservation for the weaker sections is in force in the state With an additional 10 per cent quota for the EWS, the total percentage of reservation will rise to 60%

job reservations

27 Aug 2020

'Reservation was not contemplated for all the time by framers of Constitution'

Right to quality under the constitution would be defeated if the persons, who have come up among SCs and STs after enjoying the fruits of the quota, are not excluded There is no exclusion of those who have come up, on the other hand, if sub-classification is denied, it would defeat right to equality by treating unequal as equal, said the SC It said that the Constitution is an 'effective tool of social transformation and removal of inequalities' and the social realities cannot be ignored and overlooked

Defence Ministry

05 Nov 2019

Defence Ministry's EWS quota proposal for arms unit apprentices rejected

The 103rd Amendment Act, 2019 of the Constitution empowers the state to provide up to 10 per cent reservation for "economically weaker sections" in education and public employment.

30 May 2019

No EWS quota for PG medical courses in Maharashtra for 2019-20: SC

The court said that the process of admission in medical colleges started in November last year and the quota for EWS was introduced later hence reservation cannot be given to students under EWS this year.

23 Jan 2019

Top 25 News: Watch top 25 news stories of the day, January 23rd, 2019

This segment of Zee News brings top news stories of the day. Watch this video to know the latest news headlines of the hour.

20 Jan 2019

Rajnath Singh justifies EWS quota, says B R Ambedkar wanted equality

The Constitutional amendment to provide the 10 per cent quota in government jobs and higher education to the Economically Weaker Secions (EWS) among the general category received assent of President Ram Nath Kovind January 12.

Delhi private schools admissions

09 Feb 2017

Delhi private schools admissions: One lakh applications received for EWS seats

Over one lakh applications have so far been received for admission in private schools under Economically Weaker Sections (EWS) quota, the Delhi government said on Thursday.

02 Sep 2016

EWS quota: SC to hear Gujarat govt's plea on September 9

The Supreme Court on Friday agreed to hear Gujarat government`s plea against a high court order of quashing of its ordinance of providing 10 percent quota for the economically backward among the unreserved category, including the agitating Patel community, on September 9 instead of September 19.

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