Maharashtra Cabinet approves draft bill to extend 10 per cent reservation to Marathas

The Maharashtra Cabinet approved a draft bill on Tuesday proposing a 10 percent reservation for the Maratha community in both educational institutions and government employment.

This proposed reservation surpasses the 50 percent cap, an extension justified by a report submitted to the state government by the Maharashtra Backward Class Commission (MBCC), led by Chairman Justice (Retired) Sunil Shukre.

In response to Maratha quota activist Manoj Jarange Patil’s hunger strike at Antarwali Saarati village in Jalna district, the government has scheduled a special session of the state assembly to introduce the bill, meeting Patil’s demands.

The state already has a 10 percent quota reserved for the Economically Weaker Section (EWS), with the Maratha community being the primary beneficiaries, claiming 85 percent of this reservation.