It has sought to provide a 10% quota for economically weaker sections in public employment and educational institutions. If enacted, the 50% limit on total reservation laid down by the Supreme Court will be breached. The other issue that has come up frequently when quotas are increased by State governments is that exceeding the 50% limit offends the equality norm. There has been a string of judgments against reservations that breach the 50% limit. Another issue is whether reservations can go to a section that is already adequately represented in public employment.

Source: The Hindu January 08, 2019 18:22 UTC