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SUB-CATEGORIZATION OF OBC - Coggle Diagram
SUB-CATEGORIZATION OF OBC
Need for sub-categorization &
Tentative recommendations
Benefits of reservations reached only limited sections
Rohini Commission about 2633 central list OBCs, 1900 castes not proportionally benefitted
Half of 1900 castes have not availed the benefit at all.
25% of benefits from OBC reservations been availed by only 10 sub-castes.
communities that have got no benefits includes (Kalaigars, Sikligars & Saranias)
Benefits tilted towards economically stronger sub-sections
research suggests that MC recommendations helped the economically better positioned OBCs more than Backward castes.
Recommendations
Fixed quota of btw 8-10% within the 27% OBC for almost 1900 castes from among central list of 2633
Sub-categorization to be based on
relative benefits among the OBCs
and
not on social backwardness
Challenges for
implementation
Use of Older & unreliable estimates
Reports quota on population figures of 1931 Census & not based on Socio-Economic Caste Census (SECC)2011
Post MC implementation 500 new caste have been added to central list OBCs
1931 Census does not contain population of princely states that were
not ruled
by British
Lack of availability of information regarding social & educationally backwardness of various castes.
Positive Sensitive issue
the move may create agitation in some sections of OBCs as benefits gets distributed.
Statistically difficult exercise
Large number of castes = NCBC data, 2514 OBC castes
State to state variation = implies data collection needs to be larger
News
Union govt. constituted
4 members
commission headed by Justice G. Rohini 2017 U/A 340
to improve the equitability of sharing benefits among OBCs
Commission Mandate
Examine extent of inequitable distribution of reservation
workout mechanism, criteria, norms in a scientific approach for sub-categorization of OBCs
Background
Mandal Commission
1990, Union govt U/A 16(4) announced that OBC to get
27%
reservation in jobs in central govt services & public sector
Based on MC
1980
, chairman
BP Mandal
- to identify socially & educationally backward classes - address caste discrimination
OBC reservation implemented in 1992 while
education quota c.i.f. 2006 U/A 15(4)
SC in ruling
Indira Swahney 1992
invoked creamy layer criteria = Household with an annual income of
Rs 8 lakh or above
among OBCs & hence is not eligible to reservations
Idea of
Sub-categorization
1st BC commission report 1955 proposed sub-categorization of OBCs into
backward & Extremely backward
communities
MC report 1979,
a dissent note
by member L.R. Naik proposed sub-categorization into
intermediate & depressed backward classes
In 2015,
NCBC = 3 categories
Extremely Backward Classes (EBC-Group A)
More Backward Classes (MBC-Group B)
Backward Classes (BC-Group C)
11 states
(AP, TS, PY, KA, HR, JH, WB, BH, MH, RJ, TN) have sub-categorization OBC for reservation in state government owned institutions.=
NCBC data
National Commission on
Backward Classes (NCBC)
102nd CAA aims to provide constitutional status to NCBC
Functions of NCSC will be transferred to new panel
Amendment brings change to
Art.342a
&
Art.366
NCBC (set up under NCBC Act, 1993 as
Art. 338b
) can only recommend inclusion and exclusion of castes from OBC list & level of income that cuts off creamy layer
Under the Act,
NCBC comprise of 5 members
appointed + T&C of service by president
Until now
Art. 338
,
NCSC
addressed the grievances of OBC
Functions
grievances relating to non-implementation of reservation, economic & violence
power to inquire into deprivation of rights & safeguards with powers of a civil court = summons, require documents etc
Ensure Equitable benefits
Revising creamy layer
NCBC demanded income ceiling be further be revised as current limits is not up to date with associated purchasing power
Strengthening NCBC
Expanding powers & domain of NCBC by providing commission with a constitutional status