Centre’s EBC Quota further queers the pitch for Muslims
HYDERABAD : While the Union cabinet has approved providing 10% reservations for economically backward classes (EBC) in in general categories on Monday, there is confusion on the state.
The reason behind the confusion is that the state government has been extending four per cent reservations to socially and educationally backward classes in Muslims under BC (E) quota since 2007. After the TRS government came to power, it has been extending this quota to its welfare schemes as well. The TRS government had also proposed to enhance the quota for Muslim minorities to 12 per cent from the existing four per cent from the existing four per cent by amending the Constitution. However, the Centre had turned down the proposal. Similarly, the state government had proposed hike in reservations for STs from the existing six per cent to 10 per cent which is still pending with the Centre.
Now, officials in the state government will have to take a call on whether Muslims should be either in the BC E or the general category. Only in the latter case would they be eligible for the EBC quota proposed by the NDA govbernment in central government jobs and education. However, the hitch is that at present in Telangana, 14 sub-categories of Muslims have been getting reservations under the BC E quota. This would make it difficult for the remaining about a dozen categories in the state to be given quota under the EBC quota proposed by the centre. Interestingly, after Monday’s union cabinet decision, , some BC leaders have decided to demand that the state government remove Muslims from the BC list on the grounds that they can become eligible for the 10 per cent new EBC quota that is in the works.
Because of a lack of clarity on the quota for Muslim minorities the state government has not officially reacted to the Centre's proposal and wants to wait and watch till the Centre brings either an amendment to the Constitution or tables a Bill in the Parliament.
Some parties are of the view that Muslims can avail reservations under the general category for education and jobs in central institutions and at the same time enjoy the state reservation under the BC(E) category. However, government sources have ruled out such a possibility and were clear that Muslims cannot enjoy reservations under BC(E) quota in the state and under the general category for Central government jobs and education.
Meanwhile, the Telangana Backward Classes Commission has expressed doubts on the validity of reservations based on economically backwardness. “The state government has been giving reservations to Muslims only on the basis of social and educational backwardness to about 14 sub-categories,” BC commission chairman B S Ramulu told TOI
HYDERABAD : While the Union cabinet has approved providing 10% reservations for economically backward classes (EBC) in in general categories on Monday, there is confusion on the state.
The reason behind the confusion is that the state government has been extending four per cent reservations to socially and educationally backward classes in Muslims under BC (E) quota since 2007. After the TRS government came to power, it has been extending this quota to its welfare schemes as well. The TRS government had also proposed to enhance the quota for Muslim minorities to 12 per cent from the existing four per cent from the existing four per cent by amending the Constitution. However, the Centre had turned down the proposal. Similarly, the state government had proposed hike in reservations for STs from the existing six per cent to 10 per cent which is still pending with the Centre.
Now, officials in the state government will have to take a call on whether Muslims should be either in the BC E or the general category. Only in the latter case would they be eligible for the EBC quota proposed by the NDA govbernment in central government jobs and education. However, the hitch is that at present in Telangana, 14 sub-categories of Muslims have been getting reservations under the BC E quota. This would make it difficult for the remaining about a dozen categories in the state to be given quota under the EBC quota proposed by the centre. Interestingly, after Monday’s union cabinet decision, , some BC leaders have decided to demand that the state government remove Muslims from the BC list on the grounds that they can become eligible for the 10 per cent new EBC quota that is in the works.
Because of a lack of clarity on the quota for Muslim minorities the state government has not officially reacted to the Centre's proposal and wants to wait and watch till the Centre brings either an amendment to the Constitution or tables a Bill in the Parliament.
Some parties are of the view that Muslims can avail reservations under the general category for education and jobs in central institutions and at the same time enjoy the state reservation under the BC(E) category. However, government sources have ruled out such a possibility and were clear that Muslims cannot enjoy reservations under BC(E) quota in the state and under the general category for Central government jobs and education.
Meanwhile, the Telangana Backward Classes Commission has expressed doubts on the validity of reservations based on economically backwardness. “The state government has been giving reservations to Muslims only on the basis of social and educational backwardness to about 14 sub-categories,” BC commission chairman B S Ramulu told TOI
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