.............. State Cabinet of Maharashtra
approved 16 percent reservation to
Maratha community and 5 percent to
Muslims in government jobs and
educational institutions on 26 June
2014. The reservation is applicable
only for non-creamy layer of these
communities and will be implemented
immediately. This decision will not
affect the existing 52 percent
reservation in the State and with this
the overall reservation has now
increased to 73 percent.
Prithviraj Chavan, the Chief Minister
of Maharashtra said that the
reservation has been granted on the basis of backwardness of the community, but not on
the lines of religion. The decision was taken on recommendations of Sachar Committee
and Ragnath Mishra Commission on social, educational and economic backwardness of
Muslims. Population of the two communities in the State has about 110 million people.
Out of this Marathas population constitutes 32 percent and Muslims population
constitutes 5 percent.
Andhra Pradesh was the first State to provide 4% reservation to Muslims in 2007 which
was later quashed down by the respectable High Court terming it is unsustainable and
violative of Article 14, 15(1) and 16 (2) of the Constitution.
Who: Maharashtra government
What: Approved 16% & 5% reservation for Marathas and Muslims, respectively
When: 25th June 2014 .....................
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