https://www.taxtmi.com/news?id=36597 The state budget establishes reservation for Muslims in government procurement by creating an exclusive Category 2B quota for supply contracts within specified value thresholds and raising the contract value ceiling for reserved contracts; this four percent quota is additional to reservations for Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes and other backward categories. It also reserves 20% of industrial land in each industrial area for Category 1, 2A and 2B communities, alongside multiple minority welfare measures and targeted allocations for education, Waqf property rehabilitation, and honorarium increases for religious functionaries. en-us Fri, 07 Mar 2025 23:16:02 +0530 Fri, 07 Mar 2025 23:16:02 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/news?id=36597 The state budget establishes reservation for Muslims in government procurement by creating an exclusive Category 2B quota for supply contracts within specified value thresholds and raising the contract value ceiling for reserved contracts; this four percent quota is additional to reservations for Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes and other backward categories. It also reserves 20% of industrial land in each industrial area for Category 1, 2A and 2B communities, alongside multiple minority welfare measures and targeted allocations for education, Waqf property rehabilitation, and honorarium increases for religious functionaries. News - Fri, 07 Mar 2025 23:16:02 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/news?id=36597