EWS Reservation: First State Implementation
The question asks to identify the first state in India that implemented the reservation quota of $10\%$ for Economically Weaker Sections (EWS) in government jobs and higher education.
Gujarat's Role in EWS Reservation
Gujarat holds the distinction of being the first state to implement the $10\%$ reservation for EWS. This policy applies to admissions in higher education institutions and recruitment processes for government jobs.
The implementation by Gujarat followed the constitutional amendment that allowed for such reservations based on economic criteria, aiming to support disadvantaged sections of the general category.
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