Govt working on formula

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| "Some figures are being discussed. Financial implications will be worked out,'' Defence Minister Pranab Mukherji said after a meeting of the group of senior ministers formed by Prime Minister Manmohan Singh to resolve the controversy over extending quota to the OBCs in higher education. |
| The group is expected to submit its report to the PM tomorrow. |
| The committee, which was converted into a group of ministers today, held a second meeting later. |
| The students who have been on strike in Delhi also scaled down their demands today, from a total rejection of reservation to increase in the number of seats. |
First Published: May 20 2006 | 12:00 AM IST