Elections in mind, UPA in a hurry to give Jats quota in central govt jobs

Ahead of the Lok Sabha elections early next year, the government has decided to fast-track its proposal to provide reservation to Jats in central jobs in the category of other backward classes (OBCs). Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, who had set up a group of ministers (GoM) headed by finance minister P Chidambaram in August to look into the matter, has now asked the GoM to expedite its recommendations, HT has learnt.

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