Karnataka BJP’s decision to rejig EWS quotas may pose trouble to its own candidatesBrahmin, Vyshya, Jain and Mudaliar are among the communities that are outside the reservation meant for socially backward communities, and ...
02 Jan, 2023, 10.51 PM IST
Why do you pay income tax on earning over Rs 2.5L when EWS considers you 'poor' at Rs 8L?In January 2019, the Center implemented the 10% reservation for the economically weaker sections (EWS) from the general category by amendin...
20 Dec, 2022, 05.06 PM IST
EWS hearing: SC upholds 10% quota, says it doesn't violate basic structure of ConstitutionA five-judge Constitution bench of the Supreme Court on Monday upheld the validity of the Constitution's 103rd Amendment Act 2019, which pr...
07 Nov, 2022, 06.45 PM IST
Politicians, Patidar quota supporters in Gujarat welcome SC order on EWS reservationLeaders from different political parties and those who led the 2015 Patidar quota agitation in Gujarat on Monday welcomed the Supreme Court...
07 Nov, 2022, 06.28 PM IST
EWS quota given from 50% general category, doesn't erode SCs, STs, OBCs reservation: Centre to SCStrongly defending the 103rd constitutional amendment which provides for 10 per cent quota to the EWS, Attorney General K K Venugopal told ...
20 Sep, 2022, 09.12 PM IST
SC observes pleas challenging 10% EWS quota; Economic criteria for policies not proscribedA five-judge Constitution bench was told by several lawyers that the Economically Weaker Sections (EWS) quota on the sole criteria of the f...
15 Sep, 2022, 12.29 AM IST
EWS quota breaches 50% ceiling, defeats creamy layer concept, excludes poor SC/ST, OBCs, SC toldThe quota for the Economically Weaker Sections(EWS) is a "deceitful and a backdoor attempt" to destroy the concept of reservation, a lawyer...
13 Sep, 2022, 10.42 PM IST
EWS criteria for NEET-PG admissions: SC lists batch of pleas for final hearing in JulySenior advocate Arvind Datar, appearing for NEET aspirants, said that the NEET-PG 2022-23 would be conducted soon and the only issue which ...
19 May, 2022, 05.26 PM IST
Supreme Court to examine EWS quota criteria in MarchIn the Pandey committee's opinion, a lower-income limit would increase the risk of excluding deserving candidates and to avoid undeserving ...
21 Jan, 2022, 08.09 AM IST
OBC quota in UG, PG medical courses furthers equality: Supreme CourtThe government had introduced 27% OBC and 10% EWS reservation for admissions to UG and PG all India quota seats from this academic year. So...
21 Jan, 2022, 07.53 AM IST
NEET-PG admissions: Centre seeks urgent hearing of EWS quota caseA bench of justices DY Chandrachud and AS Bopanna told Solicitor General Tushar Mehta, who mentioned the matter before the court on behalf ...
03 Jan, 2022, 11.31 AM IST
Centre to review Rs 8 lakh income cap for EWS quotaSG Tushar Mehta seeks 4 weeks to get back to Supreme Court with new proposal
25 Nov, 2021, 11.58 PM IST
Centre cites Sinho Panel creamy layer note to defend EWS income cap in Supreme CourtIn a 15-page affidavit filed on Tuesday - after the Supreme Court (SC) questioned the logic behind arriving at the annual income ceiling of...
26 Oct, 2021, 11.53 PM IST
Centre announces 27% OBC, 10% EWS reservation in AIQ Scheme for medical courses"Our Government has taken a landmark decision for providing 27% reservation for OBCs and 10% reservation for Economically Weaker Section in...
29 Jul, 2021, 04.37 PM IST
After SC setback, Maharashtra govt extends EWS quota to MarathasAt present, a 10 per cent EWS quota is in force for those sections of the society which are not covered by any kind of reservations. The ce...
31 May, 2021, 07.22 PM IST
Marathas to get EWS quota benefits, but not in jobs, admissionsThe state is likely to withdraw the government resolution (GR) issued in July this year which stated that Marathas were not eligible for th...
23 Sep, 2020, 09.45 AM IST
PSUs to implement 10 per cent quota for EWS from FebruaryAn order regarding the implementation of the EWS reservation has been issued by the Department of Public Sector Enterprises (DPE).
27 Jan, 2019, 12.46 PM IST