Maratha quota: Shinde committee gets extension till April 30

The Maharashtra government on Wednesday gave the Sandeep Shinde committee, set up last year to scrutinise Kunbi records of the Maratha community, an extension till April 30. A Government Resolution GR on Wednesday said the committee will require two more months as it has to visit Hyderabad to obtain Nizam-era records and also check archeological records in Maharashtra.

The Maharashtra government on Wednesday gave the Sandeep Shinde committee, set up last year to scrutinise Kunbi records of the Maratha community, an extension till April 30. The committee was set up on September 7, 2023. In response to quota activist Manoj Jarange's demand that Marathas be given Kunbi caste certificates (so that they can avail of OBC quota), the government had said those Marathas who can produce old records where they or their ancestors are identified as Kunbi-Maratha shall be issued such certificates. A Government Resolution (GR) on Wednesday said the committee will require two more months as it has to visit Hyderabad to obtain Nizam-era records and also check archeological records in Maharashtra.

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