Persons whose family income is less than Rs 8 lakh may be identified as economically weaker sections (EWS), the sources said. But the provision of including the salary of family members or agricultural income under family income has been held wrong by several courts. The TelegraphShashank Ratnoo, a lawyer, said the high courts of Madras and Delhi had given separate rulings to set aside the provision of including the salary of family members as part of family income. Krishnan agreed that the proposal to include the salary of family members and agricultural income under family income was wrong. “The original order related to creamy layer identification did not include salary or agricultural income.

Source: The Telegraph January 08, 2019 21:45 UTC