The Maharashtra Meeting in the present day unanimously handed the Maratha Reservation Invoice – a ten per cent reservation for the Maratha neighborhood in each schooling and authorities jobs. The Maharashtra State Socially and Educationally Backward Invoice 2024, as soon as enacted, will bear a evaluate after a decade of implementation.

A complete report was submitted by the Maharashtra State Backward Class Fee on Friday. The report, primarily based on an in depth survey protecting practically 2.5 crore households, delves into the social, financial, and academic backwardness of the Maratha neighborhood.

Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde stated the Maratha neighborhood represented 28 per cent of the state’s inhabitants. 

“The survey has been performed on practically 2-2.5 crore individuals. On February 20, we have now referred to as a particular session of the meeting after which Maratha reservation will likely be given in response to the regulation,” the Chief Minister had stated.

The brand new laws goals to deal with the financial struggles confronted by the Maratha neighborhood, with 21.22 per cent of the households under the poverty line holding yellow ration playing cards – a proportion surpassing the state’s common of 17.4 per cent.

The state authorities’s survey performed between January and February this yr reveals that 84 per cent of Maratha households don’t fall underneath the progressed class. This discovering deems them eligible for reservation, as outlined within the invoice.