Maharashtra increases scope of 1% reservation for orphans
The Hindu
They will get benefits applicable to Scheduled Castes category students
The Maharashtra Cabinet on Wednesday increased the scope of 1% reservation for orphans and rectified the earlier same decision by dividing the category into three sub-categories. The orphan children will get benefits applicable to the Scheduled Castes category students including concession in age limit and exam fee, scholarship and fee reimbursement. As per the new decision, two of the three categories of orphans will also get reservation in jobs. Women and Child Welfare Minister Yashomati Thakur said the decision will bring a new ray of hope for the orphan children. “The definition of orphan has been changed as different cases could not be treated with identical rules,” said Ms. Thakur.More Related News