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Reservations for Anglo-Indians
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- The Union Cabinet approved a proposal to extend reservations for Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes in the Lok Sabha and State Assemblies for 10 years but a question mark prevailed over whether it has extended reservations for two seats in the Lok Sabha for the Anglo-Indian community.
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- Article 334
(1) Provisions for reservations for SCs/STs and Anglo- Indians are extended under Article 334 (a) and (b) of the Constitution.
(2) Two members of the Anglo Indian community have been nominated in the Lok Sabha since the adoption of the Constitution, under the article 334(b).
Sources
The Hindu