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Maharashtra adds 24 castes

Mumbai: The Maharashtra government on Thursday approved the inclusion of 24 special castes under the Other Backward Classes (OBC), Denotified and Nomadic Tribes and Special Backward categories.

Among the 15 castes approved by the Cabinet under the OBC category is Pathare Kshatriya Pachkalshi/Somvanshiya Pathare. Among the seven included under the Nomadic Tribes are Sagar, Shardakar, Kapewar, Chitodiya Lohar and Puri. The two communities added under the Special Backward are Muslim Mehtar and Salevar. The State has 19 per cent quota in jobs and educational institutions for OBC, 11 per cent for Denotified and Nomadic Tribes and two per cent for Special Backward category.

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