Dharmendra Pradhan: Govt to apply quota ‘rigorously’ for social justice

NEW DELHI: Education minister Dharmendra Pradhan on Monday told

Parliament

that government will implement the reservation policy "rigorously" for all categories, including SC,

ST

,

OBC

and EWS as part of its thrust on social justice.

"The government under the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi is implementing reservation policy rigorously for all categories including OBC, SC, ST and EWS. This is the reflection of the government's allegiance to provide due reservation for backward and EWS category students creating a new paradigm of social justice in our country," Pradhan said in reply to the discussion before Rajya Sabha passed the Central Universities (Amendment) Bill, 2021.

The House also cleared the bill to bury retrospective taxation by returning the Taxation Laws (Amendment) Bill, 2021 after a brief discussion. The amendment bill was passed by Lok Sabha last week.

The bill, moved by the education minister, is to set up a central university in UT of Ladakh. Pradhan said the government is committed to ensure all-round development of

Leh, Ladakh

and Kargil by establishing a quality institution for the academic welfare of the students in the region.

Opposition parties, including Congress, DMK and TMC had walked out of the House to protest against listing of the bill in the supplementary business circulated just hours before the House took it up.

Proceedings in the House were adjourned due to protests by the opposition over the Pegasus snooping row, farm laws and other issues.

Amid repeated adjournments, Lok Sabha passed three bills-Limited Liability Partnership bill, the Deposit Insurance and Credit Guarantee Corporation (DICGC) amendment bill and the Constitution (Scheduled Tribe Amendment) bill without any discussion. The three bills have already been passed by the Rajya Sabha.

As soon as the House assembled, Speaker Om Birla congratulated Neeraj Chopra for the Olympic Gold and others for their achievements before adjourning the proceedings amid din. .

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