Accepting quota within quota… SC’s decision will give rise to new politics in these states.
Currently, Scheduled Castes (SC) get 15% reservation and Scheduled Tribes (ST) get 7.5% reservation in the country. After the decision of the Supreme Court, only within this 22.5% reservation for SC and ST castes, the state governments will be able to decide a separate quota for the weaker sections of SC and ST. Suppose in