SEBC quota row: Odisha minister says conforms to SC's order

HIGHER Education minister Suryabanshi Suraj justified the decision of the state cabinet to provide 11.25 per cent reservation to the Socially and Educationally Backward Classes (SEBCs) in educational institutions, saying it conforms to Supreme Court's 50 per cent quota cap.

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Referring to the demand of the Opposition political parties to provide 27 per cent reservation for SEBCs, the minister said it had to be kept at 11.25 per cent otherwise it would have gone against the SC judgement.