Commission for Sub-Categorisation of OBCs

Minister of State for Social Justice and Empowerment has informed about the Commission for Sub-Categorization of OBCs in Rajya Sabha. The Government has notified the latest extension of the Commission to examine the issues of sub-categorization of Other Backward Classes, by six months, till 31st July 2020.

Objective

• This order aims to further study the various Entries in the Central List of OBCs and recommend correction of any repetitions, ambiguities, inconsistencies and errors of spelling or transcription.

About Commission for Sub-Categorization of OBCs

• The committee has been set up to examine sub-categorization of Other Backward Classes on 2nd October 2017 under Article 340 of the Constitution to examine the issues of the sub-categorization of Other Backward Classes.
• The committee has been set up under Justice G Rohini.

Tasks of the Committee

1. To examine the extent of inequitable distribution of benefits of reservation among the castes or communities included in the broad category of Other Backward Classes with reference to such classes included in the Central List.
2. To work out the mechanism, criteria, norms and parameters in a scientific approach for sub-categorization within such Other Backward Classes; and
3. To take up the exercise of identifying the respective castes or communities or sub-castes or synonyms in the Central List of Other Backward Classes and classifying them into their respective sub-categories.
4. The sub-categorization of OBCs can ensure increased access to benefits such as reservations in educational institutions and government jobs for less dominant OBCs

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