Uttarakhand State PCS

• 21 Aug 2024

Agitators Quota in Government Jobs

Why in News?

Recently, The Uttarakhand agitators and their dependents met the Uttarakhand Chief Minister and expressed gratitude for the passage of the bill providing 10% reservation in government jobs.

Key Points

• According to the Chief Minister the state government recognizes the agitators' struggle and sacrifices and gives top priority to their welfare.
  • Along with increasing the pension of the statehood agitators, the government has also decided to give pension to their dependents after their death.

Uttarakhand Movement

• The Uttarakhand movement led to the formation of Uttarakhand as a separate state from the undivided state of Uttar Pradesh.
• The demand to make Uttarakhand a state was first raised at a special session of the Indian National Congress in 1938. 
• The movement gained traction and by 1994, the demand for a separate state eventually took the form of a mass movement that resulted in the formation of India's 27th state on 9th November 2000.