Annual income limit for EWS quota in Telangana fixed at Rs 8L

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12 months ago

The annual income limit for availing Economically Weaker Sections (EWS) quota for initial appointments in posts and for admissions into educational institutions in has been fixed at Rs 8 lakh.

As per the guideline issued by the State Government for implementation of 10 per cent reservation to EWS, only those from EWS are eligible who are not covered under the scheme of reservations for Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes and Backward Classes.

The gross annual income limit for availing the EWS reservation is below Rs 8 lakh. The income shall also include income from all sources that is salary, Agriculture-notes-for-state-psc-exams”>Agriculture, business, profession, etc., for the financial year prior to the year of application.

The guidelines stipulate that 33.3 per cent of the initial appointments in posts and Services under the

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state government earmarked for EWS category would be allocated to Women among them. The maximum age for direct recruitment to a post would be raised by 5 years for EWS candidates on par with SC, ST and BC candidates.

The Centre in 2019 had announced a 10 per cent quota for EWS in higher educational institutions including private institutions and initial appointments in services under the state.

Telangana legislature in 2017 had already passed a Bill enhancing Reservation for Muslims from four per cent to 12 per cent and for Scheduled Tribes (STs) from six per cent to 10 per cent.