The Constitution (Ninety-third Amendment) Act, 2005 | |
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Parliament of India | |
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Citation | 93th Amendment |
Territorial extent | India |
Passed by | Lok Sabha |
Passed by | Rajya Sabha |
Assented to | 20 January 2006 |
Commenced | 20 January 2006 |
Status: In force |
The Ninety-third Amendment of the Constitution of India, officially known as The Constitution (Ninety-third Amendment) Act, 2005 enabled the provision of reservation (27%) for Other Backward Class(OBCs) in government as well as private educational institutions.
As a result of this law, Article 15 of the Indian Constitution includes Clause (5), which offers the State the power to make special provisions for the advancement of any socially and educationally backward classes of citizens, which are officially known as Other Backward Classes, as well as for the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes, with regards to admissions to educational institutions, including private unaided institutions.[1]
The act was enforced in India from 20 January 2006, after it was passed by the Parliament of India and received presidential assent. After passage of the Amendment act, the Parliament passed the Central Educational Institutions(CEIs) (Reservation in Admission) Act, 2006[2][a]. This led to 2006 Indian anti-reservation protests.
The Supreme Court of India upheld the reservations in its landmark judgement. On 10 April 2008, in the Ashoka Kumar Thakur v. Union of India case, the Supreme Court upheld the 93rd Constitutional Amendment and Central Educational Institutions(CEIs) (Reservation in Admission) Act, 2006,[2] for the provision of 27% quota for candidates belonging to the Other Backward Classes in All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), Indian Institutes of Technology (IITs), National Institutes of Technology (NITs), Indian Institutes of Management (IIMs), Indian Institute of Science (IISc) and other central educational institutions.[3][4][5][6][7][8][9]
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