What does the 104th Constitution Amendment Bill relate for?

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Q: 59 (IAS/2006)
What does the 104th Constitution Amendment Bill relate for?

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Polity

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IAS

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The 104th Constitution Amendment Bill is indeed related to option 3 - Providing quota to socially and educationally backward classes in private educational institutions.

Here`s a quick breakdown of other options:

1. Abolition of Legislative Councils in certain States - This concept is not related to the 104th amendment. In fact, the abolition or creation of legislative councils in states is included within the Article 169 of the Indian constitution.

2. Introduction of dual citizenship for persons of Indian origin living outside India - This is not tied to any specific amendment in the Indian Constitution. The concept of the Overseas Citizen of India (OCI), providing certain privileges to people of Indian origin living overseas, was introduced by the Citizenship (Amendment) Act, 2005, not as a constitutional amendment.

4. Providing quota for religious minorities in the services under the Central Government - This doesn`t align with the 104th amendment either, as the Indian constitution does not provide quota based on religion. Indeed, the subject of reservation for religious minorities has been a topic of political and legal debate in India but it is not formalized in this amendment.

Therefore, the focus of the 104th Constitution Amendment Bill is to provide quota to socially and educationally backward classes in private educational