⚖️ Polity & GovernanceUPSC 2006Salient Features of RPA

What does the 104th Constitution Amendment Bill relate to?

aAbolition of Legislative Councils in certain states.
bIntroduction of dual citizenship for persons of Indian origin living outside India.
cProviding quota to socially and educationally backward classes in private educational institutions.
dProviding quota for religious minorities in the services under the central Government.
✓ Correct answer: c) Providing quota to socially and educationally backward classes in private educational institutions.
ExplanationThe 104th Constitution Amendment Bill deals specifically with the issue of reservation or quota for Socially and Educationally Backward Classes (SEBCs) in private educational institutions.It was aimed to extend the reservations or affirmative action to private educational institutions so that SEBCs could access quality education in private institutions as well.Before this amendment, reservation policies applied primarily to government-run institutions, and private institutions were largely free to admit students on their own terms, without any mandatory quota for backward classes.101

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