Moily: Final Oversight panel report may be delayed

Moily said once these consultations are over, the Oversight Committee will get on with the finalising of its report. Moily, a former Karnataka chief minister, was asked to submit the committee8217;s final report to the government by August 31. He, however, said today, 8220;it may not be possible to give the final report by the timeline8221;.

The committee has already had deliberations with various heads of institutions on the proposed OBC quota and the required 54 per cent increase in seats to ensure that the number of seats in the unreserved category remains unaffected.

The committee had already submitted an interim report, based on which the draft of the Quota Bill provided for staggering the implementation by upto three years.

Moily had earlier ruled out any 8220;bulldozing8221; of the proposal for 27 per cent reservation in elite and Central educational institutions and asserted that protecting the excellence of educational institutions would be the 8220;main theme8221;.