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It’s 68 per cent in Rajasthan now

Special Correspondent

JAIPUR: The new quota regime has put Rajasthan among the States in the country with maximum reservation.

Till now the State had 49 per cent quota — Scheduled Tribes (12 per cent), Scheduled Castes (16) and Other Backward Classes (21) — but Wednesday’s announcement, ending the Gujjar agitation, along with the new quota for EBCs (Economically Backward Classes) would take it up to 68 per cent.

The ST quota in Rajasthan is mostly cornered by East Rajasthan’s Meenas, leaving behind the Bheel Meenas of South Rajasthan and Garasias of Sirohi and Saharias of Kota and Baran districts in deprivation.

The SCs constitute a much larger group while the prominent members of the OBCs now include Rawats, Yadavs, Malis (Sainis), Charans and the recent entrant, Jats. Gujjars will be out of the OBC group with the creation of the new category, which would enjoy 5 per cent quota along with Banjaras, Gadia Luhars and Raikas. Rajasthan does not have a Most Backward Classes category.

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