Mumbai: The Maharashtra Government will continue with 50 per cent reservations for Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes and Other Backward Caste students in private and non-aided medical and engineering colleges.
In 2005 the Supreme Court had objected to the reservation on the basis that there was no law to support the it.
Under pressure from allies like Nationalist Congress Party, the Maharashtra Government has decided to bring an ordinance and continue with the reservation.
The quantum of reservations would be 13 per cent for SCs, seven for STs and 30 per cent for OBCs, PWD Minister and NCP leader Chhagan Bhujbal, a strong proponent of reservations, said.
While 15 per cent of the seats would be filled under NRI and other quotas, 10 per cent would be filled through all-India entrance examination, the sources said.
Of the remaining 75 per cent seats, 50 per cent would be reserved for SCs, STs and OBCs, official sources said.
A comprehensive bill would be tabled in the monsoon session of state legislature which would include setting up of a regulatory authority to implement various facets of reservations, he said.
As the admission process was round the corner, an ordinance would be issued soon, he said.
The reservation was discontinued two years ago.
After the Supreme Court in August 2005 ruled against reservations in these institutions in the Inamdar case, the Central Government amended the Constitution and asked state governments to frame legislation for allowing reservations, he said.
BJP state spokeperson Vinod Tawde said his party supported reservations but `would like to go into details of today's cabinet decision before making a detailed comment'.
(With inputs from PTI)
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