{"id":129121,"date":"2022-01-03T07:31:38","date_gmt":"2022-01-03T07:31:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.edristi.in\/?p=129121"},"modified":"2022-01-03T07:31:43","modified_gmt":"2022-01-03T07:31:43","slug":"ews-quota-committee-report","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.edristi.in\/hi\/%e0%a4%b9%e0%a5%8b%e0%a4%ae\/ews-quota-committee-report\/","title":{"rendered":"EWS Quota Committee Report"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Question: Consider the following statements:<\/strong><br>(i) Special committee was created by government of India to review the eligibility criteria of 10% reservations for Economically Weaker Sections (EWS) in government institutes and jobs.<br>(ii) Committee consist of 3 members namely Ajay Bhushan Pandey, Prof VK Malhotra and Sanjeev Sanyal.<br><strong>Which of the above are correct?<\/strong><br>(a) i<br>(b) ii<br>(c) i and ii both<br>(d) None<br><strong>Ans: c<br>Recent Context<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>On January 1, 2021, special committee appointed by central government of India has submitted its report to the Supreme Court on reservation for Economically Weaker Sections (EWS).<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Related Facts<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Earlier SC has asked central government about logic behind Rs 8 lakh annual household limit for 10% EWS reservation.<\/li><li>Government had appointed a three-member committee comprising former union finance secretary Ajay Bhushan Pandey, member secretary ICSSR VK Malhotra, and principal economic advisor Sanjeev Sanyal, to look into the matter and submit its report.<\/li><li>Committee submitted its report to SC on 1st January 2022.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Recommendations of Committee<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>It advocated the continuation of the existing annual income limit of \u20b98 lakh for identification of economically weaker section (EWS).<\/li><li>It also recommended dropping the condition that kept people out of EWS quota if they have residential flat or plots of 1,000 square feet and above or residential plots of 100\/200 square yards and above in notified\/non-notified municipalities.<\/li><li>The panel has suggested to implement the recommendations only from the next admission cycle and not from the ongoing session.<\/li><li>This is so, because sudden change will cause major disruption across educational institutes as well as create complications for authorities and beneficiaries.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-right wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>By Kameshwar Shukla<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Reference:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hindustantimes.com\/india-news\/will-stick-to-rs-8-lakh-income-limit-for-ews-quota-centre-tells-supreme-court-101641095239198.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">https:\/\/www.hindustantimes.com\/india-news\/will-stick-to-rs-8-lakh-income-limit-for-ews-quota-centre-tells-supreme-court-101641095239198.html<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Question: Consider the following statements:(i) Special committee was created by government of India to review the eligibility criteria of 10% reservations for Economically Weaker Sections (EWS) in government institutes and jobs.(ii) Committee consist of 3 members namely Ajay Bhushan Pandey, Prof VK Malhotra and Sanjeev Sanyal.Which of the above are correct?(a) i(b) ii(c) i and 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