Mumbai: The Maharashtra Legislative Assembly (Lower House) unanimously passed the Maratha Reservation Bill tabled on Tuesday, which intended to extend 10 per cent reservation to Marathas above the 50 per cent cap.
The CM will now table the bill in the Legislative Council (Upper House) for assent after which it becomes a law.
Leader of Opposition in Maharashtra Assembly, Vijay Wadettiwar, said the opposition parties were also of the same view that the Maratha community be given the reservation.
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The state government has convened a one-day special session of the state legislature for tabling and further consideration of this special Bill.
The bill for the 10 per cent Maratha quota that the Mahayuti government of Eknath Shinde has approved on Tuesday is similar to the Socially and Educationally Backward Classes Act, 2018, introduced by the then Devendra Fadnavis government.
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This is the third time in a decade that the state has introduced legislation for the Maratha quota. (Agencies)
