A five-judge bench of the Supreme Court upheld the validity of the 10 percentage reservation for economically weaker sections (EWS). All about the EWS reservation, its eligibility and benefits. (Image: News18 Creative)
In 2019, Parliament passed the 103rd Amendment of the Constitution, allowing the government to institute the EWS quota. (Image: News18 Creative)
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The 103rd Amendment inserted Articles 15(6) and 16(6) in the Constitution. (Image: News18 Creative)
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The 103rd Amendment received an overwhelming majority in both Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha. (Image: News18 Creative)
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It is meant those who are not covered by reservations granted to Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes and Other Backward Classes but have an annual family income of less than Rs 8 lakh. (Image: News18 Creative)
The validity of the quota was challenged on constitutional and some other grounds. (Image: News18 Creative)
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A constitution bench of the Supreme Court on November 7, in a 3:2 majority decision, upheld the validity of the 103rd Constitutional Amendment. (Image: News18 Creative)
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The matter was heard by a five-judge bench. Two dissenting judges said leaving out the poor among SCs, STs, and OBCs from availing the reservation benefit under the EWS category was discriminatory. (Image: News18 Creative)
