The fight of Gurjars to get the reservation with the Rajasthan government will now put to an end. The government of Rajasthan has decided to provide one per cent reservation within the 50 per cent limit to Gurjars and four other communities while retaining their OBC status. This proposal of 1 percent has been approved by the cabinet. Well.. now the gurjars can enjoy the job benefits in the state due to reservation.
Reservation quota in Rajasthan
With this allotment of one per cent reservation to five communities, the reservation quota in Rajasthan reached to the limit of 50 per cent. At present, the overall reservation percentage in the state stands at 49 per cent. Although 5 percent reservation has been demanded but only 1 percent is given. If 5 percent reservation had been provided then it would have crossed the maximum limit of 50 percent and reached to 54 percent.
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Rajasthan Government and Gurjar Protests
The decision to give reservation came as a result of continuous agitation of Gurjar community. They have forcefully taken the status of Special Backward Class. The protests had been started in year 2006 and in 2008, Rajasthan government passed a Bill creating special quotas for Gujjars and others (5%) but did not get implemented. The other communities involved other than Gurjars are Gadias, Lohars, Rebaris and Banjars.
Why the reservation has not been given earlier?
It is said that 1 percent reservation could have been given before. But the gurjars community demanded for 5 percent. To fulfill the reservation demand of Gujjars, the state government of Rajasthan had tried thrice to find a workable solution. But due to non-compliance with the reservations regulations, the proposals had not been approved by the court.
