Question : RESERVATION IN EDUCATIONALLNSTITUTIONS



(a) whether the Government proposes to provide reservations in Centrally funded Institutions particularly for Other Backward Classes in higher educational institutions like Indian Institutes of Technology, Indian Institutes of Management, National Institutes of Technology, Medical Colleges and Central Universities;

(b) if so, the details thereof;

(c) whether the Government has taken into account the recent outburst of certain sections of the student community against these reservations, and

(d) if so, the precautions taken by the Government to ensure that the overall interests of the students are not adversely affected?

Answer given by the minister


MINISTER OF HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT (SHRI ARJUN SINGH)

(a) to (d): A statement is laid on the Table of the House.