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Justice Rohini Panel on OBC Sub-Categorisation - Coggle Diagram
Justice Rohini Panel on
OBC Sub-Categorisation
Central Idea
Task was assigned by Union government to address equitable distribution of reservation benefits among OBC communities.
Submitted report on OBC sub-categorization to Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment after nearly 6 years.
Who are the OBCs?
Sub-categorization proposed for equitable benefits distribution.
Given 27% reservation in jobs and education under central government.
Rohini Commission examined sub-categorization since 2017.
OBCs are socially and educationally disadvantaged castes in India.
Understanding
Sub-Categorization
Legal debate also exists for sub-categorization in SCs and STs.
Aims to create sub-groups within OBC for reservation purposes, addressing benefit disparities.
Rohini Panel constituted on Oct 2, 2017, to analyze unequal distribution of reservation benefits among OBC castes.
Terms: Evaluate need for sub-categorization, establish scientific approach, identify discrepancies in Central List of OBCs.
Key Findings
95% opportunities went to 10 dominant OBC communities.
97% of jobs and educational seats concentrated among 25% of sub-castes.
37% OBC communities had zero representation, 994 had 2.68% representation.
Suggested categorization into broad groups, giving smaller share to dominant castes and larger share to historically crowded-out ones.
Challenges in
Sub-Quota
Administrative complexity in criteria definition and verification.
Limited seats, potential competition and resentment.
Potential backlash and reverse marginalization.
Fragmentation of reservations, complexity in system.
Implications and
Future Steps
Report with Social Justice Ministry, government to discuss recommendations.
Government silent on census, deliberations needed for report implementation.
Report not public yet, implementation requires careful consideration.
Commission suggested census enumeration for OBC population estimation.