- 106th Constitutional Amendment Act, 2023 Focuses on restoring the power of State Governments to make lists of socially and educationally backward classes (SEBCs) for the purpose of reservations. - Article 342A Deals with the power of the President to specify socially and educationally backward classes. The 106th Amendment amended this article. - Previous Context The Supreme Court's Maratha reservation judgment (2021) had highlighted issues with states' powers to identify OBCs.
The Constitution (106th Amendment) Act, aims to restore the power of State Government to recognise socially and economically backward classes introduce 10% reservation for economically weaker sections increase the representation of women in the legislation amend the Jammu and Kashmir Reorganisation Act, 2019
Asked in Paper I 6 · Topic: Constitutional Amendments (Key Constitutional Amendments and their Impact: (e.g., 1st, 42nd, 44th, 73rd, 74th, 97th, 99th, 101st, 102nd, 103rd, 104th, 105th))
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Answer: A. restore the power of State Government to recognise socially and economically backward classes
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