NEW DELHI: The Lok Sabha on Tuesday passed a Constitution Amendment Bill to grant 10 percent reservation in education and government jobs to economically-weaker sections of upper castes across religions.

The reservation is meant for economically-weaker upper caste sections whose annual earning is below Rs. 8 lakh and who possess less than 5 acres of agriculture land.
There were 323 votes in favour of the bill, and 3 against it.

Lok Sabha for the first time in the winter session saw no protests by Opposition parties in the Well during the Question Hour on Tuesday, the last day of the session in the Lower House.
The government on Tuesday introduced a Constitution amendment Bill in the Lok Sabha that seeks to provide 10 per cent reservation for economically backward sections in the general category in government jobs and higher educational institutions.
The introduction of the Constitution (124th Amendment) Bill, 2019 by Social Justice and Empowerment Minister Thawar Chand Gehlot was a smooth affair in the House with no member raising any objection.
The Lok Sabha on Tuesday passed the Citizenship Amendment Bill, 2019, that seeks to remove hurdles in eligible migrants from six minority groups from Bangladesh, Pakistan and Afghanistan getting Indian citizenship despite opposition by various political parties including Congress and Trinamool Congress. As the Congress and the TMC's demand for sending the Bill again to a parliamentary panel was rejected by the government, they staged a walkout.

The Winter session of Lok Sabha, which began on December 11, is slated to conclude on Tuesday.

Meanwhile, the Rajya Sabha on Tuesday witnessed frequent adjournments, washing out proceeding before adjourning for the day even as the House extended its sitting by a day till Wednesday.