Why Rajkot matters to the reform argument
Rajkot's MSME owners and workers rarely appear in category-based welfare data despite highly variable incomes.
Institutions
- AIIMS Rajkot
- Saurashtra University
- Marwadi University
- IIT Gandhinagar outreach centres
Localities
Kalawad RoadUniversity RoadGondal RoadMavdiAji GIDC
State policy context · Gujarat
The Patidar agitation from 2015 led to the state's 10% Economically Weaker Sections quota in 2016, which preceded and informed the 103rd Constitutional Amendment upheld by the Supreme Court in 2022. Gujarat therefore has the longest working experience of income-based reservation in India.
- GPSC
- Gujarat Subordinate Service Selection Board
- GSEB
- ACPC