MVA government on Wednesday decided to provide 1%parallel reservationto orphans, revising a BJP-led government decision. The cabinet led by chief minister Uddhav Thackeray approved the proposal to provide 1% reservation in government jobs and education to children in orphanages. There are over 4,000orphansin the state in orphanages.

The department divided orphans into A, B and C categories. Children completely orphaned and living in an orphanage and do not have information on whereabouts of parents, siblings, close relatives, village, taluka will be A. A child who lost both parents, has no caste certificate but is living in an orphanage will be B, and children who lost both parents before turning 18, but being brought up with relatives, especially paternal, will fall under C.