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Detailed explanation-1: -A bill was passed in the Jharkhand assembly today to raise the total reservation offered to different categories to 77 per cent.

Detailed explanation-2: -The Jharkhand assembly has unanimously passed a bill of the Hemant Soren government to increase the reservation in government jobs and education institutions for Other Backward Communities in the state from 14% to 27%. The bill also increased reservation for Scheduled Tribes from 26% to 28% and SCs from 10% to 12%.

Detailed explanation-3: -Means, only 60 percent reserved seats are such that candidates of Jharkhand are to be appointed, on the remaining 40 percent seats youth of any state can get employment in Jharkhand.

Detailed explanation-4: -Notes: Jharkhand Reservation of Vacancies in Posts and Services (Amendment) Bill, 2022 proposes a raise in reservation in state government jobs from 60 percent to 77 percent for SC, ST and OBC communities as well as the Economically Weaker Sections (EWS).