Economically Weaker Sections (EWS)

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Economically_Weaker_Sections_(EWS)
GPTKB entity
Statements (35)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:social_category
gptkbp:abbreviation gptkb:EWS
gptkbp:appliesTo education
government jobs
gptkbp:benefit general category
gptkbp:challenge gptkb:Supreme_Court_of_India
gptkbp:country gptkb:India
gptkbp:criteria annual family income less than 8 lakh INR
not owning agricultural land 5 acres or more
not owning residential flat 1000 sq ft or more
not owning residential plot 200 sq yards or more in non-notified municipalities
not owning residential plot 100 sq yards or more in notified municipalities
gptkbp:definedIn gptkb:Government_of_India
gptkbp:excludes gptkb:OBC
gptkb:SC
ST
gptkbp:introducedIn 2019
gptkbp:legalBasis gptkb:103rd_Constitutional_Amendment
gptkbp:notBeneficiaries gptkb:OBC
gptkb:SC
ST
gptkbp:purpose social justice
economic upliftment
gptkbp:reaffirms Supreme Court of India (2022)
gptkbp:relatedLegislation gptkb:Constitution_of_India
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:Supreme_Court_of_India
gptkb:reservation_policy
Right to Equality
reservation in India
gptkbp:reservationStatus 10%
horizontal reservation
vertical reservation
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Reservation_(in_India)
gptkbp:bfsLayer 8
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Economically Weaker Sections (EWS)