General Administration Minister Govind Singh tabled the Madhya Pradesh Lok Seva (Anusuchit Jatiyon, Anusuchit Jan Jatiyon aur Anya Pichhade Vargon ke Liye Arakshan) Amendment Bill, 2019, that proposed increasing the reservation for the OBCs in jobs from the current 14 per cent to 27 per cent.
The Committee on Welfare of Other Backward Classes (OBCs) also said, in a report, that the income ceiling to determine the ‘creamy layer', should be revised periodically – three yearly or less.
It is pertinent to mention here that recently the Centre amended the Constitution to give 10 per cent quota to the economically weaker upper caste.
The poor sections of upper castes should also get reservation, she said.
The Rajya Sabha adopted the bill along with the amendments made by the Lok Sabha, by 156 votes to nil.
Two crucial bills are up for discussion in the Monsoon Session of the Parliament today as Lok Sabha will discuss the contentious SC/ST bill and Rajya Sabha is up for discussion on OBC Bill.
The Constitution (123rd Amendment) Bill, 2017 passed in Lok Sabha. The bill grants National Commission on Backward Classes (NCBC) constitutional status, par with National Commission for Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (NCSC and NCST).
"If Rahul Gandhi is seriously interested in the upliftment of OBC community then he must answer that whether he is ready to give them constitutional status or not?" asked BJP MP Ram Kripal.
Rahul Gandhi's speech at the Talkatora Stadium at 11 a.m. is aimed to woo the Other Backward Classes in the country ahead of the 2019 General Elections.
Probe ordered after photographs surfaced of newly recruited constables with markings of SC, ST and OBC on their chests during their medical examination in Madhya Pradesh's Dhar district
In 1993, the limit was kept at Rs 1 lakh. It was raised thrice -- to Rs 2.5 lakh in 2004, Rs 4.5 lakh in 2008 and Rs 6 lakh in 2013.
Union Cabinet has approved setting up of a commission to examine the sub categorisation of almost 5,000 backward castes in the central list.
Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Wednesday announced that the government will soon set up a commission to examine the sub-categorization of Other Backward Classes (OBCs)
BJP today accused the Congress of choosing "minority vote bank politics" over the welfare of the Other Backward Classes.
New Delhi: The entire expenditure incurred by dalit and backward class students on coaching for competitive examinations will now be borne by the Union government, according to the revised Scheme of Free Coaching for SC
New Delhi: Amid growing population of SC/STs in the country, government today said it is mulling over providing reservation benefits to backward classes in proportion to their population. To concerns over losing of SC/ST status
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