<p>The government's bill providing for <a href="http://www.wionews.com/india-news/cabinet-approves-10-quota-for-economically-weak-among-upper-castes-188798">a 10% quota for the poor among the general category</a> has been passed by the Lok Sabha.&nbsp;</p>

<p>The bill was passed by a vote of 323 ayes versus only 3 nays.&nbsp;</p>

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<p dir="ltr" lang="en">Lok Sabha passes Constitution (124 Amendment) Bill, 2019 with 323 'ayes'. The bill will provide reservation for economically weaker section of the society in higher educational institutions <a href="https://t.co/mzsHxQoUva">pic.twitter.com/mzsHxQoUva</a></p>
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<p>The 10% quota can be availed by people in the general category — that is everybody other than the scheduled castes, scheduled tribes, and the other backward&nbsp;classes — whose incomes are lower than Rs 8 lakh an annum and who own less than five acres of land.&nbsp;The quota is for government jobs and educational institutions.&nbsp;</p>

<p>The 10% quota however will take the current reservations offered by the central government above the 50% cap ordered by the Supreme Court.&nbsp;</p>

<p>In the Lok Sabha debate on the bill on Tuesday, Finance Minister <a href="http://www.wionews.com/india-news/every-political-party-supported-quota-for-the-poor-in-general-category-jaitley-189059">Arun Jaitley said the 10% quota would not fall foul of the Supreme Court order</a>&nbsp;since the court's 50% cap on quotas was for caste-based reservations, while the government's quota was for the poor.&nbsp;</p>

<p>After the bill&nbsp;was passed, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Twitter that the passage of the "Constitution (One Hundred And Twenty-Fourth Amendment) Bill, 2019 in the Lok Sabha is a landmark moment in our nation’s history."&nbsp;&nbsp;</p>

<p>He added that his government was "resolutely committed to the principle of sabka saath, sabka vikas.&nbsp;</p>

<p>"It is our endeavour to ensure that every poor person, irrespective of caste or creed gets to lead a life of dignity, and gets access to all possible opportunities."</p>

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It is our endeavour to ensure that every poor person, irrespective of caste or creed gets to lead a life of dignity, and gets access to all possible opportunities.</p>
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<p dir="ltr" lang="en">Rajnath Singh: It's a historic bill. Those people who couldn't get the benefits of reservation till now will be benefited. It had been a demand of people since a long time. This bill has been brought in interest of the nation. I'm assured that it'll be passed in Rajya Sabha also <a href="https://t.co/S61LobNHHP">pic.twitter.com/S61LobNHHP</a></p>
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<p>The bill still has to be passed&nbsp;by the Rajya Sabha.</p>

<p>And it remains to be seen whether it will be challenged in the courts.&nbsp;</p>


The government's bill providing for a 10% quota for the poor among the general category has been passed by the Lok Sabha. The bill was passed by a vote of 323 ayes versus only 3 nays.

The government's bill providing for a 10% quota for the poor among the general category has been passed by the Lok Sabha. The bill was passed by a vote of 323 ayes versus only 3 nays. Lok Sabha passes Constitution (124 Amendment) Bill, 2019 with 323 'ayes'. The bill will provide reservation for economically weaker section of the society in higher educational institutions pic.twitter.com/mzsHxQoUva — ANI (@ANI) January 8, 2019 × The 10% quota can be availed by people in the general category — that is everybody other than the scheduled castes, scheduled tribes, and the other backward classes — whose incomes are lower than Rs 8 lakh an annum and who own less than five acres of land. The quota is for government jobs and educational institutions. The 10% quota however will take the current reservations offered by the central government above the 50% cap ordered by the Supreme Court. In the Lok Sabha debate on the bill on Tuesday, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley said the 10% quota would not fall foul of the Supreme Court order since the court's 50% cap on quotas was for caste-based reservations, while the government's quota was for the poor. After the bill was passed, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Twitter that the passage of the "Constitution (One Hundred And Twenty-Fourth Amendment) Bill, 2019 in the Lok Sabha is a landmark moment in our nation’s history." He added that his government was "resolutely committed to the principle of sabka saath, sabka vikas. "It is our endeavour to ensure that every poor person, irrespective of caste or creed gets to lead a life of dignity, and gets access to all possible opportunities." We are resolutely committed to the principle of ‘Sabka Saath, Sabka Vikas.’ It is our endeavour to ensure that every poor person, irrespective of caste or creed gets to lead a life of dignity, and gets access to all possible opportunities. — Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) January 8, 2019 × Lok Sabha speaker Sumitra Mahajan on LS passes Constitution (124 Amendment) Bill, 2019: I felt good as my children used to ask me 'what about us, what about economically weak, will only caste matter?'. Many questions were answered today. It'll be very beneficial in the long run. pic.twitter.com/saBTJXxoLC — ANI (@ANI) January 8, 2019 × Rajnath Singh: It's a historic bill. Those people who couldn't get the benefits of reservation till now will be benefited. It had been a demand of people since a long time. This bill has been brought in interest of the nation. I'm assured that it'll be passed in Rajya Sabha also pic.twitter.com/S61LobNHHP — ANI (@ANI) January 8, 2019 × The bill still has to be passed by the Rajya Sabha. And it remains to be seen whether it will be challenged in the courts.

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