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Pursuit to divide OBC category into sub-categories
Last updated on May 26, 2015, 08:08 am
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National Commission for Backward Classes(NCBC) is seeking government's approval to divide OBCs into 3 sub-groups.
Each of the groups can claim no more than 27% of the quota for OBCs.
The groups will be divided based on social, economic and educational backwardness.
This is being done to create a level playing field for "backwards among backwards" and safeguard them from stronger OBCs.
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In this articleFirst backward classes commission is set up Mandal Commission is set up Whopping percentage of Indian population is OBC Protest against Mandal Commission Court stays reservation for OBCs in IITs and IIMs Jats not to be included in OBC quota Pursuit to divide OBC category into sub-categories
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29 Jan 1953
First backward classes commission is set up
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Kalekar Commission was set up under the chairmanship of Kaka Kalekar.
It prepared a list of 2399 backward communities for the entire country with 837 communities being classified as most backward.
It proposed to treat all women as a "backward class".
It wanted 70% reservation of seats in technical and professional courses for students of backward classes.
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Jan 1979
Mandal Commission is set up
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Mandal Commission was set up by the Janata party government under Morarji Desai.
B.P Mandal is the head of the commission.
It aims to identify people falling under OBC quota based on 11 criteria.
It submitted a report recommending an increase in the quota from 27% to 50% in public institutions and government jobs for OBCs, SCs (Scheduled Caste) and STs (Scheduled Tribe).
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Data
Whopping percentage of Indian population is OBC
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According to comprehensive analysis by the Mandal Commission, a whopping 52% of the population is OBC. That means close to 600 million people living in the country are OBC.
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1989
Protest against Mandal Commission
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Mandal Commission faced widespread criticism during its implementation in 1989 when V.P singh was the Prime Minister.
The criticism was sharp in colleges across the country.
Rajiv Goswami, a Delhi university student committed self immolation in protest of Mandal Commission.
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29 Mar 2007
Court stays reservation for OBCs in IITs and IIMs
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Supreme court stayed the law providing for 27% reservation of seats for OBCs in IITs and IIMs.
According to the court, the 1931 census could not be used as a factor for identifying OBCs for providing quota.
Reservation for scheduled castes and scheduled tribes was given the approval.
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17 May 2015
Jats not to be included in OBC quota
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Supreme court rejected centre's move to include Jats in OBC quota.
According to the Supreme Court, the Jat community is not socially or educationally backward enough to be included in the quota.
The National Commission for backward Classes (NCBC) said that the Jat community was adequately represented in educational institutions, government jobs and the armed forces.
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18 May 2015
Pursuit to divide OBC category into sub-categories
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National Commission for Backward Classes(NCBC) is seeking government's approval to divide OBCs into 3 sub-groups.
Each of the groups can claim no more than 27% of the quota for OBCs.
The groups will be divided based on social, economic and educational backwardness.
This is being done to create a level playing field for "backwards among backwards" and safeguard them from stronger OBCs.
