PM Modi :10% reservation for economically weaker sections achieved due to political will of my govt

Prime Minister Narendra Modi said that said the Constitutional amendment to provide 10 per cent reservation to economically poor in the general category was achieved due to the political will of his government. 

Mr Modi said, the economic reservation has been given without impacting the existing social reservations. He said, the new reservation will be implemented in 40,000 colleges across 900 universities in the country from this academic year. 

Prime Minister said, the number of seats will be increased by 10 per cent. Mr Modi was addressing a gathering after inaugurating the 1500 bed Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel Institute of Medical Science and Research at Ahmedabad in Gujarat today. Mr Modi said the Institute will be linked to the Ayushman Bharat scheme so that poor people can avail medical facilities free of cost. Prime Minister said, this will be the first government hospital to have a helipad. Mr Modi said the new medical facility will help boost health sector in Gujarat.