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‘Quota-Within-Quota’ System

Kumari Sonali

‘Quota-Within-Quota’ System:

Supreme Court ruling, have questioned whether a ‘quota-within-quota’ system is needed to ensure that affirmative action policies are more equitable across SC subgroups.Existing Reservation Quotas:Scheduled Castes (SC): 15% reservation in education and public employment.Scheduled Tribes (ST): 7.5% reservation.Other Backward Classes (OBC): 27% reservation with a “creamy layer” exclusion.Economically Weaker Sections (EWS): 10% reservation without caste restrictions.

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