Background of 103 Constitution Amendment Act
According to the mandate of the 103rd Constitutional (Amendment) Act, 2019, the Supreme Court issued a notice to the Centre on a PIL seeking direction to Karnataka and Tamil Nadu to implement a 10% quota in jobs and education for EWS.
Neither Tamil Nadu nor Karnataka, according to the plea, had adopted the modification.
It further noted that in Tamil Nadu, 69 percent of jobs and school seats are reserved for SC’s, ST’s, BC’s, and MBC’s, compared to 70 percent in Karnataka.
103rd Amendment Act, 2019 in Indian Constitution
As a result of the 103 Constitution Amendment Act, the Economically Weaker Sections (EWS), Other Backward Classes, Scheduled Castes, and Scheduled Tribes now have a 10% reservation for admission to central government and private educational institutions, as well as recruitment into central government jobs.
Private unaided educational institutions are also covered by the clause, except minority educational institutions. Economic backwardness is measured based on household income.
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