Rajasthan will hike OBC quota from 21% to 27%: CM Gehlot

Credit: IndiaTimes- Published on August 9, 2023
Rajasthan CM Ashok Gehlot announced on Wednesday that the state would raise OBC reservation from 21% to 27%, with the additional 6% being for the benefit of the most backward sections within the category. The change, if and when it takes effect, will raise overall reservation in Rajasthan from 64% to 70%.

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Ashok Gehlot

Indian politician (born 1951)
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Rajasthan

State in Northwestern India
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Other Backward Class

Term for socially or educationally disadvantaged group of people in India
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