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Government of India
Cabinet
Cabinet
approves amendments in the Central List of Other Backward Classes applicable to
Andhra Pradesh and Telangana
The
Union Cabinet chaired by the Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi has given its
approval for making suitable amendments in the Central List of OBCs by way of
inclusion/correction/deletion of castes/communities applicable to the State of
Andhra Pradesh and the newly formed State of Telangana as per the advice
received from the National Commission for Backward Classes (NCBC).
A
total of 35 changes recommended by NCBC in respect of Andhra Pradesh and 86 New
Entries in respect of Telangana State will be notified. The changes will enable
the persons belonging to these castes/ communities in Andhra Pradesh and
Telangana to avail the benefits of reservation in Government services and posts
as well as in Central Educational Institutions as per extant policy. They will
also become eligible for benefit under the various welfare schemes,
scholarships etc. being administered by the Central Government, which are at
present available to the persons belonging to the Other Backward Classes.
Background:
On
the recommendation of the Commission a total of 2401 Entries for inclusion,
including its synonyms, sub-castes, etc. in the Central List of Other Backward
Classes have been notified in 24 States and 6 Union Territories. The last such
notification was issued on 26.5.2016. Since then, several more recommendations
for inclusion of castes/communities and corrections in the existing list of
OBCs for the State of Andhra Pradesh and the new State of Telangana have been
received from NCBC.
Under
Section 9 ("Functions of the Commission") of the NCBC Act 1993, the
Commission examines requests for inclusion of any class of citizens as a
backward class in the lists and hears complaints of over-inclusion or
under-inclusion of any backward class in such lists and tenders such advice to
the Central Government. The Act also stipulates that the advice of the
Commission shall ordinarily be binding upon the Central Government.
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