Raj govt to raise OBC quota to give reservation to Gujjars

The Rajasthan government will raise the other backward class (OBC) quota from the present 21 per cent to 26 per cent for granting 5 per cent reservation to Gujjars and other castes.

A bill to this effect will be introduced in the upcoming Monsoon session for which a consensus was arrived at last night at a meeting of the cabinet subcommittee with the Gujjar delegation.

The government has assured the Gujjar leaders that the OBC quota will be split after increasing it to 26 per cent to grant them 5 per cent reservation.

The total reservation in the state stands at 49 per cent at present and this is set to once again crossed the 50 per cent legal ceiling.

"The decision to increase the OBC quota from 21 to 26 per cent was taken after rounds of talks last night. A division will be created within the revised OBC quota for providing five per cent reservation to Gujjars and other communities, Social Justice minister Arun Chaturvedi told

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