Updated On: 30 October, 2023 02:55 PM IST | Mumbai | mid-day online correspondent
Maratha quota: We will give reservations in two phases, one through the Kunbi Caste Certificate and the other on the basis of economic backwardness, CM Eknath Shinde said

Eknath Shinde. File Pic
Maratha quota: After the Maratha reservation meeting, Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde said that the government has formed an advisory board under the leadership of various retired Judges to look into the matter, reported the ANI.
According to the news agency, while addressing a press conference after the meeting on Monday, CM Eknath Shinde said "We have formed an advisory board on the subject of Maratha reservation under the leadership of retired Justice Bhosle, retired Justice Gaikwad and retired Justice Shinde. This advisory board will give suggestions to the government in the matter related to keeping Marathas in the Supreme Court as to what can be done regarding Maratha reservation. Along with this, we will also collect empirical data with the help of the Backward Classes Commission in the entire state. So that we can tell the Supreme Court in the curative petition that is pending that how backward the Maratha community is."