Ashok Gehlot Raises OBC Quota, Says In Favour Of Caste Census In Rajasthan
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Ashok Gehlot said that the caste census will help to identify the most backward castes and ensure that they get the benefits of reservation.
Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot announced on Wednesday that his government is in favor of conducting a caste census and will be moving towards raising the OBC quota by 6% from 21% to 27%, a move aimed at consolidating the Congress party's position in the OBC vote bank. 40 लाख महिलाओं को स्मार्टफोन !माताओं, बहनों, बेटियों की शिक्षा, जागरूकता और तरक्की के लिए प्रदेश में 400 से अधिक मोबाइल वितरण केंद्रों के उद्घाटन के साथ आज इंदिरा गांधी स्मार्टफोन योजना के प्रथम चरण का शुभारंभ करूंगा।इस योजना के तहत 1.30 करोड़ से ज्यादा महिलाओं को फ्री… pic.twitter.com/bxQjX2IEjc
The OBC population in Rajasthan is just over 50%. He said that the caste census will help to identify the most backward castes and ensure that they get the benefits of reservation.
"Rahul Gandhi had been in favour of a caste census and we would also like a caste census in Rajasthan so that those marginalised can benefit from it," Chief Minister Gehlot said at a Congress rally in Banswara organised on the occasion of International Day of the World's Indigenous Peoples, or World Tribal Day.
