Has it happened already?

The Maharashtra State Public Services (Reservations for Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes, De-notified Tribes, Nomadic Tribes, Special Backward Category and Other Backward Classes) Act, was passed by the Legislature earlier this year.

It makes reservation mandatory in all government and semi-government bodies, education institutions and companies, which have been given aid in the form of government land at concessional rates or any other monetary concessions by the government or is recognised, licensed, supervised or controlled by the government.

The definition is so wide that most industries in the state fall under its ambit.