All boys of the school must complete a mandatory quota of social service hours every term.

Where there are no mandatory quotas, in the private sector for instance, or in the news media, they argue, upper castes continue to dominate.

The surprise was that the person who championed the mandatory quotas was a male minister from our Conservative party.

If they didn't reach that goal in time, the state would make the quotas mandatory.

They just thought mandatory quotas were too drastic a measure.

The panel recommended mandatory quotas for promoting women, with the goal of giving women a "significant presence" in the army's "senior decision-making ranks."

They also expressed disappointment with the vote, saying that even nonbinding rules could serve as a first step toward mandatory quotas.

The usual retort that such a mandatory quota would be against EC regulations is a red herring.

Since economic liberalization began, farmers and some industrial enterprises have been allowed to sell output that exceeds mandatory quotas in the free markets.

By 2014 the mandatory quota is 80% and it will reach 100 percent by 2016.