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Maharashtra Cabinet gives nod for making changes in draft of ordinance for OBC quota in local body polls
Updated On: 22 September, 2021 07:48 PM IST | Mumbai | PTI
The Supreme Court in March this year had read down the OBC quota in some local governing bodies in the state citing non-availability of empirical data to substantiate the reservation percentage. The apex court had observed that total reservation should not exceed 50 per cent
Maharashtra CM Uddhav Thackeray and Governor Bhagat Singh Koshyari.
The Maharashtra Cabinet on Wednesday gave its approval to a proposal that seeks to make modifications in the ordinance order for reservation to the Other Backward Classes (OBCs) in the local bodies, after state Governor Bhagat Singh Koshyari raised some query about it.
This decision was taken during the cabinet meeting, a statement issued by the Chief Minister's Office (CMO) said.
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