{
  "id": 6344360,
  "title": "Maharashtra Approves Revised 5% Sports Quota Policy, Mandates Digital Verification Of Certificates",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/08/maharashtra-approves-revised-5-sports-quota-policy-mandates-digital",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-08T22:49:21.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Free Press Journal",
    "slug": "free-press-journal",
    "url": "https://www.freepressjournal.in/mumbai/maharashtra-approves-revised-5-sports-quota-policy-mandates-digital-verification-of-certificates"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "The Maharashtra Cabinet has approved a revised 5% sports quota policy for government jobs, mandating digital verification of sports certificates to curb fake documents. The policy, which applies to a wide range of state government departments, universities, banks, and sugar factories, aims to provide greater social and economic security to meritorious sportspersons who have represented India and Maharashtra at national and international levels. Eligibility for the reservation has been expanded to cover major international competitions, including the Olympics, Asian Games, and World Championships.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}