Andhra Pradesh Reservation in favour of Socially and Educationally Backward Classes of Muslims Act, 2007
Andhra Pradesh Reservation in favour of Socially and Educationally Backward Classes of Muslims Act, 2007
The Andhra Pradesh Reservation in favour of Socially and Educationally Backward Classes of Muslims Act, 2007 provides legal reservation for specific socially and educationally disadvantaged Muslim communities across Andhra Pradesh. It mandates affirmative action by reserving seats in state-run educational institutions and quotas in public sector jobs for identified backward Muslim groups listed in its schedule. Additionally, it empowers the state government to update the list of eligible communities based on official commission recommendations. This legislation matters because it seeks to uplift historically underprivileged Muslim populations by facilitating better access to higher education and government employment opportunities.
- 0. Preamble
- 1. Short title, extent and commencement
- 2. Definitions
- 3. Declaration of Muslim Community and Groups as Backward Classes
- 4. Reservation in favour of Backward Classes of Muslim Communities and Groups
- 5. Percentage of Reservations
- 6. Power to amend the Schedule
- 7. Power to make provision by notification
- 8. Power to remove difficulties
- 9. Repeal of Ordinance 5 of 2007
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