The 'Carry Forward Rule' related to unfilled reserved vacancies was validated in which amendment?
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Correct answer: 81st Amendment
The 81st Amendment Act (2000) added Article 16(4B), which allows the State to consider unfilled reserved vacancies of a year as a separate class of vacancies to be filled in any succeeding year, even if it exceeds the 50% limit.
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