Maha govt to take call on Maratha quota next week

June 13, 2014 18:04

With an eye on upcoming Assembly elections after the drubbing in Lok Sabha polls, Maharashtra's Congress-NCP government will take a decision next week on the Rane committee's recommendation for 20 per cent quota for Marathas in government jobs and educational institutions.

"We will make an announcement after June 20," Industry Minister Narayan Rane, who heads the special committee to study the socio-economic conditions of the Maratha community, told the Legislative Council today while replying to a discussion on the issue.

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