Haryana Legislative Assembly has unanimously passed the Haryana Backward Classes (Reservation in services & admission in educational institutions) Bill, 2016.
Key Provisions:
- The bill seeks to provide the reservation in services & admission in educational institutions to persons belonging to backward classes including Jats and 5 other castes.
- The backward classes have been divided into 3 blocks as Block A, Block B & Block C. Jats, Jat Sikhs, Ror, Bishnoi, Tyagi & Mulla/Muslim Jat have been included in the Block C.
- It provides to give 10% reservation to these castes for class 3 and class 4 posts and 6 percent in class I and class II posts.
- These castes will be given 10 % reservation for admission in educational institutions. State Legislative Assembly also passed Haryana Backward Classes Commission Bill, 2016 for institution of a permanent Backward Classes Commission.
Haryana Assembly unanimously passes the Reservation Bill
