On 13 August 1990, the V. P. Singh government issued an Office Memorandum implementing a central recommendation of the Mandal Commission by reserving 27% of vacancies in central civil posts and services for socially and educationally backward classes, triggering major political debate and protests.
V. P. Singh's government implemented the Mandal Commission recommendations in 1990. This photograph dates to 1983, before his premiership, and is contextual rather than a photograph of the 1990 announcement. · Credit: Christian Lambiotte / European Commission · License: CC BY 4.0
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