Amrita Karvande, who approached CM Fadnavis with her plea, and lead to the decision.

Orphans in Maharashtra who do not have any documentary proof to establish their socio-economic credentials, will now be given a quota of 1 per cent in education and jobs. The state Cabinet took a decision to this effect in its weekly meeting on Wednesday. The resolution came after chief minister Devendra Fadnavis met a female candidate who has cracked a state service examination, but did not make it to the merit list because she didn't have a supporting document that could get her the job, despite the good qualifying marks. The incident that occurred some 10 days ago became a trigger, following which a proposal was prepared and brought before the Cabinet to get a nod. Maharashtra is the first state to have such a quota.