Thursday, April 25, 2013

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.

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