Maharashtra government announces caste certificate plan to quell Maratha quota stir

Thursday, 7 September 2023
In order to quell the hunger fast of Maratha quota activist Manoj Jarange Patil, the state Thursday issued a government resolution to form committee, led by retired judge Sandeep Shinde, to examine and set up the process of providing Marathas from Marathwada who have Nizam-era documents with Kunbi caste certificates. This will allow them to avail of OBC reservations since the Kunbi caste comes in the OBC category.

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