CURRENT AFFAIRS

Detailed explanation-1: -After being neglected for 10 years, the Report was accepted by the National Front government led by V.P. Singh. On 7 August 1990, the National Front government declared that it would provide 27 per cent reservations to “socially and educationally backward classes” for jobs in central services and public undertaking.

Detailed explanation-2: -Ans: Reservation to the SCs. STs and OBCs in case of direct recruitment on all India basis by open competition is given at the rate of 15%, 7.5% and 27% respectively. In case of direct recruitment on all India basis otherwise. than by open competition, reservation for SCs.

Detailed explanation-3: -BHOPAL/JABALPUR: A division bench of Madhya Pradesh high court, hearing a bunch of petitions for and against the government order to hike OBC reservation from 14% to 27%, has refused to vacate its interim stay on its implementation.

Detailed explanation-4: -Living standards, scheduled castes, scheduled tribes, and OBC families were deemed much poorer than the mainstream population, including Hindu forward castes and other religious groups. The Other backward class persons were provided with twenty-seven percent reservation as recommended by the Mandal commission.