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title: "103rd Constitutional Amendment: EWS Reservation"
description: "The 103rd Constitutional Amendment (2019) added 10% EWS reservation via Articles 15(6) and 16(6), upheld by the Supreme Court in Janhit Abhiyan (2022)."
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Model Diplomat Research Team · Last reviewed June 22, 2026

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- The 103rd Constitutional Amendment Act of 2019 inserted Articles 15(6) and 16(6) to provide up to 10 percent reservation for the economically weaker sections among non-reserved citizens.
- Which articles did the 103rd Amendment insert and what do they enable?
- Does the 103rd Amendment breach the 50 percent reservation ceiling from Indra Sawhney?
- Why are SC, ST, and OBC communities excluded from the EWS quota?
- How is EWS eligibility determined and does it have a creamy layer?

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## Timeline

1. 12 January 2019

   The 103rd Constitutional Amendment Act received presidential assent on , after both Houses of Parliament passed it within two days during the final session b…

2. 7 November 2022

   Union of India (2022), decided on by a five-judge Constitution Bench that upheld the amendment by a 3:2 majority.

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In November 2022, the Supreme Court's Constitution Bench in Janhit Abhiyan v. Union of India upheld the 103rd Amendment's EWS reservation by a 3:2 majority, with Chief Justice U.U. Lalit dissenting.

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