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The Haryana Backward Classes (Reservation in Services and Admission in Educational Institutions) Act, 2016

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This Act provides for affirmative action by granting reservations in public employment and state-funded educational institutions for Backward Classes in Haryana. It classifies eligible communities into distinct blocks to distribute reserved percentages for government jobs and academic admissions. The law excludes high-income individuals, defined as the creamy layer, from receiving these benefits to ensure support reaches those in genuine socio-economic need. By establishing authority for issuing caste certificates, periodic schedule reviews, and clear quotas, this legislation aims to promote social equality, enhance representation of historically disadvantaged groups in state services, and improve access to higher education across the state.

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  1. 1. Short title
  2. 2. Definitions
  3. 3. Reservation in services
  4. 4. Reservation in educational institutions
  5. 5. Restrictions with regards to creamy layer
  6. 6. Horizontal reservation
  7. 7. Seats for admission not to be carried forward to next year
  8. 8. Competent authority to issue certificate
  9. 9. Certificate of identification by competent authority
  10. 10. Protection of action taken in good faith
  11. 11. Power to remove difficulties
  12. 12. Power to make rules
  13. 13. Review of Schedule
  14. 14. Overriding effect
  15. 15. Validation
  16. SCHEDULE-1. BACKWARD CLASS BLOCK ‘A’
  17. SCHEDULE-II. BACKWARD CLASS BLOCK ‘B’
  18. SCHEDULE-III. BACKWARD CLASS BLOCK ‘C’

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