Haryana Cabinet on Monday approved the Jat Reservation Bill. This comes a day after the Akhil Bhartiya Jat Aarakshan Sangharsh Samiti (ABJASS), the body that spearheaded the quota stir in February, on Sunday threatened to resume the agitation if its demands were not met by the end of March. In February, 30 people had lost their lives during the nine-day violent agitation by Jats demanding 10% quota in government jobs and educational institutions.
BJP led government assured that the bill would be tabled in the ongoing Budget session of the state Assembly which is scheduled to continue till 31 March 2016. The Bill proposes reservation for Jats and four other castes Jat Sikhs, Rors, Bishnois and Tyagis by creating a new classification in the Backward Classes category. The government plans to provide 10 per cent reservation in educational institutions and Class-III and IV government jobs for these communities. It has proposed 6 per cent reservation for Jats and the four other castes in Class-I and Class-II jobs Apart from giving reservation to Jats, Haryana government has also proposed to bring a separate Bill for the setting up of a permanent Haryana Backward Classes Commission.
