NEW DELHI: The Maharashtra government on Sunday approved reservation for the Maratha community.Chief minister Devendra Fadnavis announced that independent reservation will be given to the Maratha community in SEBC (socially and economically backward), a new category.He added that the government received Backward Class Commission report with three recommendations.However, the percentage of the reservation for the community will be decided by the sub-committee.The report and the bill pertaining to the Maratha reservation will likely be tabled during the winter session of the legislative assembly.According to government sources, the commission's report has said that Marathas are a "socially and educationally backward class of citizens" with minuscule representation in government and semi-government services.Fadnavis had last week said that all statutory formalities over the quota issue will be completed in the next 15 days and that the Maratha community should get ready to celebrate on December 1.The Maharashtra State Backward Class Commission (MSBCC) had on Thursday submitted its report on the social and economic conditions of the Marathas, favouring grant of quota to the community.The Maratha Kranti Morcha and other allied outfits in Maharashtra had on Friday launched a yatra in support of its demand for reservation in government jobs and education for the community under the OBC category.The Maratha community, which accounts for 30 per cent of the state’s total population, had been agitating since 2017 demanding reservation in government jobs and educational institutions. The community members also sought a waiver of farmer loans, justice in Kopardi rape case of 2016, and a permanent solution to the growing cases of unemployment in the state.