It will comprise a 10% economically vulnerable part defined by the center and a 65% caste-based quota, up from the 50% ceiling set by the Supreme Court.
Chief Minister Nitish Kumar’s administration increased the state’s reservation percentage to 75%, with a 10% quota set aside for economically disadvantaged sections. 20% go to SCs, 2% go to STs, 18% go to OBCs, and 25% go to EBCs.
The Supreme Court of India’s 50% limitation is exceeded by the Nitish cabinet’s decision to impose a 65% reservation limit.
Following his declaration that he intended to raise the state’s quotas for Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes, and Other Backward Classes, Chief Minister Nitish Kumar took this action.
Shortly after the state released the extensive report of the contentious caste survey, which included information on the economic circumstances of different groups, the Chief Minister made a statement in the assembly.
Following the assembly’s presentation of the comprehensive caste survey report, Nitish Kumar declared during a discussion that “quotas for Other Backward Classes, Scheduled Castes, and Scheduled Tribes need to be raised.” We will act appropriately after the appropriate consultations. We want to implement these adjustments during this session.
According to the caste survey report, which was released on Tuesday, more than one-third of Bihar’s families were struggling to make ends meet with less than ₹6,000 a month.
Although the percentage was noticeably greater among backward classes, Dalits, and tribals, it also acknowledged severe poverty among the top castes.
There are over 2.97 crore families in the state, and more than 94 lakh (34.13%) of them live in poverty.
Over 50 lakh Biharis were found to be living outside of the state in quest of better employment or educational possibilities, which is another significant result.
About 46 lakh people were employed in other states, while a further 2.17 lakh people had looked for job overseas. There were approximately 5.52 lakh people studying in other states, and about 27,000 of them were studying overseas.
