The federal government has additionally urged the Centre to hike the creamy layer revenue criterion to Rs 15 lakh.
Mumbai:
Hoping to repeat the BJP’s success in Haryana, the ruling BJP-Shiv Sena-NCP coalition in Maharashtra, which is seen as dealing with an uphill battle within the Meeting polls anticipated to be held later this yr, has reached out to 2 key teams – the Scheduled Castes (SC) and Different Backward Lessons (OBCs).
On Thursday, the Maharashtra cupboard took a number of key selections, together with approving an ordinance giving constitutional standing to the state Scheduled Caste Fee and giving its nod to a proposal urging the Centre to hike the revenue criterion for inclusion within the creamy layer amongst OBCs from Rs 8 lakh a yr to Rs 15 lakh.
An announcement from the workplace of Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde stated the cupboard accredited a draft ordinance to accord constitutional standing to the Maharashtra State Scheduled Caste Fee. The ordinance, the assertion stated, can be tabled within the subsequent session of the state legislature and added that 27 posts had been accredited for the panel.
A proposal to request the Union authorities to extend the revenue restrict for inclusion within the ‘creamy layer’ class to Rs 15 lakh per yr from the present Rs 8 lakh was additionally handed.
A non-creamy layer certificates, stating that the household revenue of an individual is under the prescribed restrict, is required to get reservation advantages within the OBC class.
Lok Sabha Learnings?
The opposition Maha Vikas Aghadi alliance within the state, which contains the Congress, the Sharad Pawar faction of the NCP and the Uddhav Thackeray faction of the Shiv Sena, had surprised the ruling coalition, often known as the Mahayuti, by successful 30 of Maharashtra’s 48 Lok Sabha seats. The BJP, whose tally was 23 within the final normal elections, was decreased to simply 9 whereas the Ajit Pawar-led NCP managed to win just one seat.
One of many causes attributed to the Maha Vikas Aghadi’s huge victory was that it managed to get its caste combos proper and Thursday’s cupboard selections are seen as a manner of constructing a dent in that. The selections are additionally being learn as a method of blunting the Congress and the INDIA alliance’s assault on the NDA in the course of the Lok Sabha elections that it wished to finish reservations and was in search of over 400 seats to take action.
The BJP finally managed to win 240 constituencies whereas the NDA was comfortably over the bulk mark of 272 seats with a tally of 293.
Forward of the elections in Haryana, the place the BJP was perceived to be on the again foot after ruling the state for 2 consecutive phrases, the state authorities had hiked the creamy layer ceiling from Rs 6 lakh to eight lakh. The choice is seen as having contributed to the celebration managing to defy exit ballot predictions and beat anti-incumbency to win 48 seats, two greater than the bulk mark within the 90-member Meeting.