Reservation Hatao Andolan official in Madhya Pradesh

Reservation & examination policy in Madhya Pradesh

MP raised OBC reservation from 14% to 27% in 2019, taking total reservation past 50%; the increase has been under challenge in the High Court and Supreme Court since. The state was also the site of the Vyapam examination scandal, one of the largest recruitment-fraud cases in Indian history.

Recruitment & examination bodies

• MPPSC
• MP Employees Selection Board (ESB, formerly Vyapam)
• MP Board of Secondary Education

Why the reform argument matters in Madhya Pradesh

1. 01Vyapam is the reference case for why independent, audited examination governance is non-negotiable.
2. 02MP's 27% OBC litigation shows the same ceiling conflict recurring across states.
3. 03Tribal districts in MP have persistent learning gaps that quota entry alone has not closed.

Cities we cover in Madhya Pradesh

• Indore districtIndoreIndia's cleanest city and MP's commercial capital
• Bhopal districtBhopalState capital, City of Lakes, and site of the 1984 gas tragedy
• Jabalpur districtJabalpurSeat of the Madhya Pradesh High Court and defence factories