West Bengal govt issues notification for 10% reservation in state jobs

Members of families with a gross annual income of below ₹8 lakh will be eligible to avail benefits of reservation on a preferential basis in civil posts and services in West Bengal, according to a state government notification.
People, who are not covered under reservation schemes for scheduled castes, scheduled tribes and other backward classes, will get 10% reservation in direct recruitment in civil posts and services of the state government, and also admissions to educational institutions in the state, it said.
"Gross annual family income should be below of ₹8 lakh and the income shall also include the income from all sources — salary, agriculture, business, profession etc for the final year prior to the year of application," the notification said gross annual income is one of the criteria to avail the reservation, it said.
The notification was issued on 9 July, six days after the Mamata Banerjee government announced 10% reservation in government jobs and educational institutions for the economically weaker sections (EWS) in the general category.

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