One Hundred and Third Amendment of the Constitution of India

The Constitution (One Hundred and Third Amendment) Act, 2019
Parliament of India
Long title An Act further to amend the Constitution of India.
Citation	103rd Amendment Act of the Indian Constitution
Territorial extent	India
Passed by	Lok Sabha
Passed	8 January 2019
Passed by	Rajya Sabha
Passed	9 January 2019
Assented to	12 January 2019
Commenced	14 January 2019
Legislative history
First chamber: Lok Sabha
Bill title	The Constitution (One Hundred and Twenty-fourth Amendment) Bill, 2019
Bill citation	Bill No. 3 of 2019
Introduced by	Thawar Chand Gehlot
Introduced	8 January 2019
Status: In force

The One Hundred and Third Amendment of the Constitution of India, officially known as the Constitution (One Hundred and Third Amendment) Act, 2019, introduces 10% reservation for Economically Weaker Sections (EWS) of society for admission to Central Government-run educational institutions and private educational institutions (except for minority educational institutions), and for employment in Central Government jobs.^[1] The Amendment does not make such reservations mandatory in State Government-run educational institutions or State Government jobs. However, some states have chosen to implement the 10% reservation for economically weaker sections.^[2]

Currently, the quota can be availed by persons with an annual gross household income of up to ₹8 lakh (US$10,000). Families that own over 5 acres of agricultural land, a house over 1,000 square feet, a plot of over 100-yards in a notified municipal area or over a 200-yards plot in a non-notified municipal area cannot avail the reservation.^[3] Persons belonging to communities that already have reservations such as Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes and the "non creamy layer" of Other Backward Classes are also not eligible for reservation under this quota(creamy layer of OBC crosses 8 lakh limit).^[4]