Two Bills on Reservation Passed by Rajasthan Government

About the two bills: The first bill is Rajasthan Special Backward Classes Reservation Bill, 2015 which provides 5% reservation to 5 communities in government services and educational institutions. The 5 communities under this bill are Banjara ⟋ Labana ⟋ Baldiya, Gujar ⟋ Gurjar, Gadiya ⟋ Gadoliya ⟋ Lohar, Gadariya ⟋ Gayari ⟋ Gadri and Raika ⟋ Rebari ⟋ Debasi.

  • The second bill is Rajasthan Economically Backward Classes Reservation Bill, 2015 which provides 14% reservation to unreserved category.

About the benefits of passing these bills:

  • By passing these bills Rajasthan tops over 50% reservation limit set down by Supreme Court.
  • By this the government cannot change the reservation quota of Scheduled Castes (SCs) , Scheduled Tribes (STs) and Other Backward Class (OBCs) .
  • Currently Rajasthan has quotas of 49.5% including 15% for SCs, 7.5% for STs and 27% for OBCs.
  • This decision will provide reservation in educational institutions and government jobs to the Economically Backward classes (EBC) and Special Backward classes (SBC) including Gujjars.

Examrace Team at Aug 22, 2021