2023
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Constitutional status to the National Commission for Women
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10 percent quota for Economically weaker sections
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Constitutional status to the National Commission for Backward Classes
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Goods and Services Tax
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Detailed explanation-1: -Recently, the Supreme Court has upheld the validity of the 103rd Constitutional Amendment which provides 10% reservation for the Economically Weaker Sections (EWS) among forward castes in government jobs and colleges across India.
Detailed explanation-2: -The 103rd Amendment raises the total reservation quota to 59.5%. The DMK filed a motion in the Madras High Court challenging the Amendment on 18 January 2019. The party argues that reservations should be based on the community to which an individual belongs and not their economic status.
Detailed explanation-3: -Reservations cannot be based solely on economic criteria, given the Supreme Court’s judgment in Indra Sawhney v. Union of India (1992).
Detailed explanation-4: -The 103rd amendment introduced Article 15(6), an enabling provision for the state to make special provisions for “any economically weaker sections of citizens” other than those mentioned in the previous two clauses, namely, the “socially and educationally backward classes” and Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes.