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What is the Hyderabad Gazette giving 'Kunbi status' and reservation to Marathas?

The Maharashtra government has accepted the use of the Hyderabad Gazette, issued by the Nizam of Hyderabad in 1918, as a basis for granting Maratha communities 'Kunbi' status and thus granting OBC reservation.

The Maharashtra government has agreed to consider the Hyderabad Gazette as a basis for determining the eligibility of the Maratha community for Other Backward Classes (OBC) reservation. 

According to the Hyderabad Gazette, the Maratha community can now assert their Kunbi status – traditionally associated with peasants and agriculturists – thus qualifying for OBC reservations.