Quota for OBC candidates in Goa civic polls raised to 27 pc

There will be a 27 per cent reservation for candidates from Other Backward Classes (OBCs) in municipal polls in Goa scheduled on October 25, up from the earlier 19.5 per cent.
This was decided by Goa Government today, fulfilling an assurance given in the Assembly earlier.
The Cabinet approved a proposal to enhance reservation to 27 per cent from the earlier 19.5 per cent for OBC nominees in civic body polls, Social Welfare Minister Mahadev Naik told PTI.
The decision will help 19 castes listed under the OBC category. According to the Goa State Commission for Backward Classes, the total population of OBCs stood at 3.84 lakh or 26.26 per cent.

In all, 11 municipalities will go to the polls next month.
Naik had earlier told the Assembly that quota for OBCs in civic polls will be enhanced to 27 per cent before the end of the current financial year.