ECONOMICALLY WEAKER SECTIONS (EWS)-
ECONOMICALLY WEAKER SECTIONS (EWS) Recently, Supreme Court Constitutional Bench upheld validity of 103rd Constitutional Amendment which introduced 10% quota for EWS in education and public employment. About EWS quota • EWS reservation was granted based on recommendations of Sinho commission (submitted report in 2010). • 103rd Amendment Act 2019 inserted Articles 15(6) and 16(6) in Constitution to provide reservation to EWS among non-OBC and non- SC/ST sections of the population. * Act enables both central and state governments to provide reservations to EWS. * However, decision to implement reservations for EWS in state government jobs and educational institutions rests with state governments. * Act amended Article 15 to additionally permit government to provide for advancement of EWS. * Further, up to 10% of seats may be reserved for such sections for admission in educational institutions. * Such reservation will not apply to minority educational institu...