The reservation given to SCs, STs and the Anglo-Indian community for the past 70 years is to end on January 25, 2020
The 126th Constitution Amendment Bill seeks to extend by 10 yearsreservation to the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes in the Lok Sabha and the Assemblies
The reservation has been included in Article 334 and therefore the bill seeks to amend the article.
Article 334 lays down that the provisions for reservation of seats and special representation of Anglo-Indians, SC and ST will cease after 40 years. The clause was included in 1949. After 40 years, it is being amended with an extension of 10 years.
A similar reservation for the Anglo-Indian community in Lok Sabha and state assemblies is not being extended, as per the provisions of the bill.
According to Law Minster, there are only 296 members of the Anglo-Indian community in India.
