The Hindu : 11 more castes recommended for OBC list

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11 more castes recommended for OBC list

By Our Staff Correspondent

NEW DELHI JULY 25. The National Commission for Backward Classes has recommended inclusion of 11 communities in the Central List of Other Backward Classes (OBCs).

The castes and communities recommended for inclusion are: Quresh (Muslim butcher) and Patra in Andhra Pradesh; Ghasi, Sadgope and Saikalkgar (Muslim Sikligar) in Bihar; Ghumiar and Parjapatra in Punjab; Kannada Saineegar, Kannadiyar and Dasapalanjika (Coimbatore, Erode and Nigiri districts in Tamil Nadu) and Baghban in Uttar Pradesh.

The inclusion of new castes and communities is decided by the Centre on the advice of the National Commission for Backward Classes. The Centre has included 3,236 castes and communities in the list since September 1993 through 20 notifications. Of these, 1,189 were included in the past four years.

The State Governments have set up their own commissions for identification of castes and communities in the State List. This has been done in pursuance of a Supreme Court judgment in 1992.

The National Commission for Backward Classes has formulated guidelines for consideration of requests, which include criteria covering social, educational and economic aspects of backwardness.

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