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ORISSA Apr 26, 2007 No reduction in SC/ST quota: Minister Wednesday April 25 2007 14:23 IST BHUBANESWAR: Minister for Scheduled Tribe and Scheduled Caste Development, Minorities and Backward Classes Welfare Chaitanya Prasad Majhi on Tuesday said there is no question of the State Government reducing the reservation for STs and SCs in educational institutions and public services. In a statement released here, Majhi said as per the reservation policy of the State Government, reservation for STs and SCs in posts and services are 16.25 and 22.5 percent respectively. The reservation is based on their percentage of population in Orissa. The reservation percentage tots up to 38.75. Majhi said the State Government extended 27 percent reservation in posts and services to OBCs in 1994 keeping in view the Centre's policy. However, the Supreme Court in October 2006 observed that reservation in posts and services cannot cross 50 percent. The issue of reservation for OBCs is pending in different courts, the Minister said.
