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The Reservation Amendment Bill, seeking an increase in reservations in government jobs and educational institutions in Bihar, was passed in the state Assembly today. The Bihar Cabinet on Tuesday had cleared the proposal to raise quotas for Other Backward Classes, Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes in the state.
The development came after Chief Minister Nitish Kumar proposed to increase reservations for the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes, as well Other Backward Classes and Extremely Backward Classes, to 65 per cent in the state, up from the 50 per cent ceiling set by the Supreme Court.
