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Bihar govt issues gazette notifications for raising quota from 50 to 65 per cent
Updated On: 21 November, 2023 04:36 PM IST | Patna | mid-day online correspondent
The Bihar Reservation of Vacancies in Posts and Services Amendment Bill and the Bihar Reservation (Admission In Educational Institutions) Amendment Bill, 2023 were recently cleared by the state legislature during the winter session days after the government tabled the detailed analysis of the state`s landmark caste survey report in the assembly
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Bihar CM Nitish Kumar. File Pic
The Nitish Kumar government on Tuesday issued gazette notifications for raising the quota for deprived castes from 50 to 65 per cent in state government jobs and educational institutions, after receiving assent from Governor Rajendra Vishwanath Arlekar, reported news agency PTI.
According to sources the Governor had sent both the bills "The Bihar Reservation of Vacancies in Posts and Services Amendment Bill and the Bihar Reservation (Admission In Educational Institutions) Amendment Bill, 2023" to the state government after giving his formal assent, paving the way for implementation of the new quota percentage in state government jobs and educational institutions, reported PTI.
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