Marathas to get reservation in jobs, educational institutes: Maha Govt

In a recent move, Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis said on Sunday that the Maharashtra government has accepted the State Backward Class Commission's report and decided to give quota in jobs and educational institutes to the Maratha community.

The reservation will be granted to the community under a new category called 'Socially and Educationally Backward Class' (SEBC) as per the recommendation of the commission, he said.

It may be noted that the politically dominant Maratha community constitutes over 30 per cent of the state's population.

Speaking to reporters after a cabinet meeting on the eve of the winter session of Maharashtra legislature, Fadnavis said, "The state cabinet has accepted the backward class commission's report for Maratha reservation.

"Quantum of reservation will be fixed by the cabinet sub-committee assigned to chalk out technical aspects of the bill (granting quota) which will be tabled in the coming session," he said.

After the commission submitted its report to the government earlier this week, Fadnavis had hinted that the demand for quota would be fulfilled.

The Maratha community has been demanding quota for a long time and its agitation for the same in July and August this year had taken a violent turn.