Morning Digest | Supreme Court to pronounce EWS quota verdict today; Central government employees write to Cabinet Secretary, demand restoration of old pension scheme, and more

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Supreme Court to pronounce EWS quota verdict on November 7

A five-judge Bench of the Supreme Court led by Chief Justice of India U.U. Lalit is scheduled to pronounce judgment on November 7 on the challenge to the validity of the 103rd Constitutional Amendment which provides 10% reservation in government jobs and educational institutions to the ‘economically weaker sections [EWS] of the society but excludes the ‘poorest of poor’ among Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes and Other Backward Classes from its ambit.

Central government employees write to Cabinet Secretary, want scrapping of National Pension System

A federation of Central government employees’ unions has written to the Cabinet Secretary to restore the Old Pension Scheme (OPS), stating that the National Pension System (NPS) is a disaster for retiring employees in their old age.

Centre issues alert on illegal stay of Bangladeshi nationals

The Union government has issued an alert on the illegal stay of Bangladeshi nationals in India. Directors General of Police of States/Union Territories have been told to take appropriate action on the illegal immigrants who sneaked into the country along the Bangladesh border in West Bengal and settled across the country, police sources said on Sunday.

U.P. Government reiterates madrasa survey aims for the betterment of the Islamic institutions