Explanation

The Punjab cabinet on Monday gave its nod to reserving 28.8 per cent job quota for the population of three divisions of south Punjab through an amendment in the Punjab Civil Servants Act 1974. The Punjab government had earlier allocated around 35pc job quota for the candidates having domicile of any south Punjab district, but it was challenged in the Lahore High Court. Eventually, a cabinet committee on functionality of south Punjab, headed by finance minister, was empowered to finalise job quota for the candidates from the region on the basis of population. The committee decided to allocate 28.8pc job quota for south Punjab candidates and it was approved by the cabinet.