Hry implements 10% EWS quota for jobs
Reservation to go up to 57% in state; while Centre has made families having annual income of less than ₹8 lakh eligible for quota, state government has decided to give it to those having family income of less than ₹6 lakh
a constitutional amendment by the Centre to grant 10% reservation to economically weaker sections (EWS) of the general category in jobs and educational institutions, the Haryana cabinet on Wednesday decided to follow suit.
Notably, the state government had earlier implemented 10% quota for economically backward persons (EBP) of the general category. However, it was stayed by the Punjab and high court.
The constitutional amendment granting EWS reservation has also been challenged before the Punjab and Haryana high court and the Supreme Court.
While the central government has made families having annual income of less than Rs 8 lakh eligible for the quota, the Haryana cabinet decided to give EWS quota to those having family income of less than Rs 6 lakh.
The state government had earlier fixed Rs 2.50 lakh as the minimum annual income for grant of reservation under the EBP category.
Haryana advocate general BR Mahajan had advised that since it would not be feasible for the state government to carry on with the EBP quota, it can consider issuing fresh notifications in line with the constitutional amendment providing EWS quota.
As per the cabinet decision, the income of the beneficiary would include income from all sources that is salary, agriculture, business and profession.
Also, persons whose family owns or possesses five acres of agricultural land and above, residential flat of 1,000 sq feet and above, residential plot of 100 sq yards and above in notified municipalities, residential plot of 200 square yards and above in areas other than the notified municipalities and any immovable property worth more than Rs 1 crore will not qualify for EWS
reservation. The income and assets of the families would be required to be certified by an officer of the rank of tehsildar and the officer will do the same after carefully verifying all relevant documents as prescribed in the instructions issued by the chief secretary and the evenue department
QUOTA MAZE
The state government provides 20% reservation to scheduled castes (SCs), 37% for backward classes (BCs) and 10% for economically backward persons
(EBPs) of the general category.
There are three categories for backward classes — 71 castes under BC (A) have 16% reservation, six castes under BC (B) have 11% reservation and six castes, including Jats under the newly created BC (C), 10% reservation for Class 3 and 4 jobs.
The quota for Class 1 and 2 jobs for BC (A) is 11%, for BC (B) and BC (C), it is 6% each. There is a 10% reservation for the economically backward of the general category. The 10 % quota for six castes, including Jats, was ordered to be kept in abeyance by
the HC and the 10% EBP quota was also stayed by the high court.
The Congress government had re-constituted Haryana Backwards Classes Commission (HBCC) to look into the demands of Jats, Jat Sikhs, Rors, Tyagis and Bishnois. The HBCC had recommended 10% reservation for five castes under special backward class (SBC) category, which was implemented by the government.
However, the SBC quota was stayed by the high court on July 27, 2015.
Following violence during the
Jat quota stir in February 2016, the BJP government brought a bill in the Haryana assembly for 10% reservation in government jobs and educational institutions to Jats and five other castes.
The Act was notified on May 12, 2016. In September 2017, the high court ordered the Act be kept in abeyance till the HBCC determines the extent and quantum of reservation in jobs and educational institutions. The matter is pending since the HBCC has not submitted its report due to the orders of the Supreme Court.