Inclusion of Castes in OBC List

Inclusion of castes/communities in the Central List of Other Backward Classes is a continuous process. The Ministry of Social Justice & Empowerment notifies castes/ communities in the Central List of OBCs for different States/Union Territories on the basis of advice tendered by the National Commission for Backward Classes (NCBC) under Section 9(1) of the NCBC Act, 1993. Gurjar / Gujjar /Goojar /Gujar  caste/community is already listed in the Central List of OBCs in the 12 States/UTs.  Proposals for inclusion of castes/communities in the Central List of Other Backward Classes, as and when, received from various States/Organisations/individuals, are forwarded to the NCBC for appropriate action.  The Advice of the NCBC has been received for inclusion of castes/communities in the Central List of OBCs for different States/Union Territories. Details are:

Statement showing advice  received from NCBC for inclusion of castes/communities in the Central List of OBCs for different States/Union Territories
S. No.	NName of State/UT	New Entries	Addition of sub castes/communities or synonyms of castes in the existing Entries	Total
1.	Andhra Pradesh	4	-	4
2.	Goa	1	-	1
3.	Himachal Pradesh	2	2	4
4.	Jharkhand	2	-	2
5.	Karnataka	4	5	9
6.	Kerala	2	2	4
7.	Maharashtra	-	2	2
8.	Tamil Nadu	1	4	5
9.	West Bengal	37	-	37
10.	NCT of Delhi	3	6	9
11.	Puducherry	-	1	1
	Total	56	22	78

 An "entry" for this purpose includes caste, its synonyms and sub-castes.

This information was given by the Minister of State for Social Justice and Empowerment, Shri  P. Balram Naik  in a written reply to a question in Lok Sabha today.