Why Mumbai matters to the reform argument
Mumbai is the strongest argument for cost-of-living adjustment inside any income-based framework: an identical salary means very different things in Powai and in Latur.
Institutions
- IIT Bombay
- TISS
- University of Mumbai
- Grant Medical College
- JBIMS
Localities
FortDadarAndheriBandraPowaiNavi MumbaiThane
State policy context · 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.
- MPSC
- Maharashtra State Board
- MHT-CET Cell
- Maharashtra State Backward Class Commission