Haryana Chief Minister, Bhupinder Singh Hooda on Sunday said that Haryana is the first State to give 10 per cent reservation in Government jobs to economically backward persons of general category.
Speaking after laying the foundation stone of Maharana Pratap Bhawan-cum-Rajput Dharamshala at Panchkula, Hooda said that people belonging to general category who were economically weak and were not getting any kind of benefit of reservation had been given the benefit of reservation. He said that Rajputs, Brahmins, Mahajans and Punjabis were some of the categories who have been given 10 per cent reservation.
Hooda also announced a discretionary grant of Rs 31 lakh for construction of the building of Maharana Pratap Bhawan-cum-Rajput Dharamshala. Former MlA Satvinder Rana announced to give Rs 5 lakh for construction of building.Former DGP, Nirmal Singh, President Rajput Sabha Panchkula, Ram Sarup and Working president Col (retd) Kuldeep Singh also spoke on this occasion.