Reservation Hatao Andolan official in Maharashtra

Reservation & examination policy in Maharashtra

The Maratha reservation question has moved through the Bombay High Court, the Supreme Court's 2021 judgment striking down the SEBC Act for breaching the Indra Sawhney 50% ceiling, and the 2024 Maharashtra SEBC Act granting 10% — again under challenge. Separately, Maharashtra runs a 10% EWS quota and a distinct Vimukta Jati / Nomadic Tribes categorisation not mirrored elsewhere.

Recruitment & examination bodies

• MPSC
• Maharashtra State Board
• MHT-CET Cell
• Maharashtra State Backward Class Commission

Why the reform argument matters in Maharashtra

1. 01Maharashtra's Maratha litigation is the clearest recent proof that group-based expansion collides with the 50% ceiling, while income-verified targeting does not.
2. 02MPSC calendar slippages and repeated re-examinations have cost aspirants years — examination-integrity reform is a state-level demand, not only a central one.
3. 03Urban Mumbai-Pune incomes and Marathwada agrarian distress sit inside the same category labels, which is exactly the mismatch a need-based index would correct.

Cities we cover in Maharashtra

• Mumbai City & Suburban districtMumbaiFinancial capital of India, home of RBI, BSE and NSE
• Pune districtPuneEducation and IT hub, 'Oxford of the East'
• Nagpur districtNagpurWinter capital of Maharashtra and geographic centre of India
• Nashik districtNashikKumbh Mela city, wine capital and currency press town