President gives assent to Constitution (One Hundred and Fifth Amendment) Act, 2021 empowering States to identify SEBCs

The amendment was introduced in the wake of the Supreme Court ruling in the Maratha reservation case which had by a 3:2 majority, ruled that it is the Central government alone which is empowered to identify SEBCs.
Rashtrapati Bhavan
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President of India has given assent to the Constitution (One Hundred and Fifth Amendment) Act, 2021 which enables States and Union Territories to identify Socially and Educationally Backward Class (SEBC) and include them in a list to be published under Article 342A (1), specifying SEBCs in relation to each State and Union Territory.

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