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| An all-party meet in New Delhi on quota in promotion of govt jobs |
THE government may bring in a new bill in Parliament, preferably during this current session, which will validate quota in promotion of government jobs in the backdrop of Supreme Court striking down such reservation in a case in Uttar Pradesh recently. In this highly political proposition, all parties except Samajwadi Party and National Conference, have given their nod. But this political move is creating a fear psychosis in government offices as it may divide the work-force on a caste line, and it is argued that deserving general caste officers may lag behind.
BoI here presents 10 facts including earlier Supreme Court judgements as curated from observations made in Tuesday’s all-party meet on the subject:
