The
Social Justice Ministry is working on a proposal to raise the annual
income ceiling of OBCs to Rs 8 lakh, according to official sources.
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With
a large number of vacancies in government jobs meant for Other Backward
Classes (OBCs) remaining unfilled for want of candidates, the
government is mulling relaxing the ‘creamy layer’ criterion by raising
the income ceiling to Rs 8 lakh annually.
Almost 27 per cent of seats in
government jobs and educational institutions are reserved for OBCs
provided the annual income of the family is up to Rs 6 lakh and those
who earn above that are referred to as the ‘creamy layer’ and are not
eligible for reservation. Raising the ceiling would result in a larger
pool of candidates eligible for government jobs and seats in educational
institutions.
The Social Justice Ministry is working
on a proposal to raise the annual income ceiling of OBCs to Rs 8 lakh,
according to official sources. A Cabinet note is likely to be moved in
this regard soon, they said. When contacted National Comission for
Backward Classes (NCBC) Member Ashok Saini told media that the panel had
recommended more than doubling the income ceiling to Rs 15 lakh.
“Even
two decades after reservation (was introduced), out of 27 per allocated
quota, it has been seen that only 12-15 per get utilised. As per our
analysis, the major reason behind this is the ceiling on annual income,”
Saini said.
As
per Mandal Comission report, in 1980 OBCs constituted 52 per cent of
India’s population. The panel’s report was based on the 1931 census. The
National Sample Survey Organisation had in 2006 pegged the OBC
population at 41 per cent.
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