Question : IMPISMENTATION OF OBC QUOTA

(a) whether the Hon`ble Supreme Court`has stayed the implementation of OBC reservation in Higher Educational Institutions;

(b) if so, the details thereof alongwith the reaction of the Government thereto;

(c) whether the Government proposes to take steps to give 27 percent quota to OBCs to ensure admission in IITs and IIMs; and

(d) if so, the details thereof?

MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT(SMT. D. PURANDESWARI)

(a)l Yes, Sir.

(b) to (d): The matter is sub-judice. The Central Government has filed an application for referring the Writ Petitions to a Larger Bench; and the Hon`ble Supreme Court has reserved the matter for orders.