| Syllabus: GS-II; Subject: Polity; Topic: Salient features/Preamble/Basic Concepts, Issue: Reservation. |
Context: Tamil Nadu government argued against compulsory 10% EWS quota implementation.
Synopsis:
- Tamil Nadu government tells Madras High Court that 89% of the population already covered by existing reservations.
- State highlights constitutional provisions and pending challenges to 103rd constitutional amendment.
| The 103rd Amendment:·       Inserted Articles 15(6) and 16(6) in the Constitution to provide up to 10 per cent reservation to the economically weaker sections (EWS) among non-OBC and non-SC/ST sections of the population.
·       The amendment had introduced a quota for the poor among the general category. ·       However, the amendment goes against the landmark Indra Sawhney judgment of 1992 that imposed the 50% ceiling on reservations. |
