“Additionally, a new criterion of economically weaker section as eligible for reservation will be provided for through the Constitution Amendment,” confided the source to stress how the Government move is conscious of keeping its legislative move immune from legal challenges. The move will require amending Article 16 of the Constitution to provide for reservation for economically weaker sections. Govt sources: The 10 % reservation is for all those communities/classes that do not come under 50 % quota. It will be for all communities -for the economically backwards among Hindus,Muslims Christians etc.This wont affect the reservation for SCs, STs and OBCs. In fact, sources revealed that the government’s move plan to delineate the economically weaker section (EWS) for avoiding confusion.

Source: Indian Express January 07, 2019 08:54 UTC