Lok Sabha Question No. 57 (STARRED), answered on 2017-12-19
Subject: Sub-Categorisation of OBCs
Ministry: SOCIAL JUSTICE AND EMPOWERMENT
Asked by: ASHOK SHANKARRAO CHAVAN, BALKA SUMAN

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF SOCIAL JUSTICE AND EMPOWERMENT LOK SABHA

## STARRED QUESTION NO. *57 TO BE ANSWERED ON 19.12.2017

## SUB-CATEGORISATION OF OBCs

## *57. SHRI ASHOK SHANKARRAO CHAVAN: SHRI SUMAN BALKA:

## Will the Minister of SOCIAL JUSTICE AND EMPOWERMENT be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the National Commission for Backward Classes has   suggested for subcategorization of Other Backward Classes (OBCs) and if the details thereof;
- b) whether the Government has constituted a Commission t0 examine sub-categorization of Other Backward Classes for ensuring more equitable distribution of reservation;
- (c) if the details   thereof along with the  composition and terms   of  reference of the Commission; SO,
- (d) the time by which the said Commission is likely to submit its report to the Government; and
- (e) the other steps taken/being taken by the Government for equitable distribution of the benefits of the reservation in Central Government jobs and admission in Central Government institutions among all strata of OBCs?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF SOCIAL JUSTICE AND EMPOWERMENT (SHRI THAAWARCHAND GEHLOT)

- (a) to (e): A Statement is laid on the Table of the House.

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## by\_SHRLASHOK SHANKARRAQ CHAVANAND SHRLSUMAN BALKA

(a)Yes Madam. The National Commission for Backward Classes   (NCBC) has recommended in March, 2015 the sub-categorisation within OBCs into three subcategories, namely:

- (i) Extremely Backward Classes(Group ` A')
- (ii) More Backward Classes (Group *B')
- (iii) Backward Classes (Group `€ )
- (b) Yes.
- (c) The Government has constituted a Commission on 02.10.2017 to examine subcategorisation of Other Backward Classes with the following terms of reference:
- To examine the extent of inequitable distribution of benefits of reservation among the castes or communities included in the broad category of Other Backward Classes with reference to such classes included in the Central List;
- (iii) To take up the exercise of identifying the respective castes or communities or sub- castes or synonyms in the Central List of Other Backward Classes and classifying them into their respective sub-categories.
- (ii) To work out the mechanism, criteria, norms and parameters in a scientific approach for sub-categorisation within such Other Backward Classes; and

The composition of the Commission is as follows:

- Chairperson

- Justice (Retd.) G Rohini, Chief Justice (Reld.) , Delhi High Court.

- (ii) Member

- Dr. J.K. Bajaj, Director; Centre for Studies, New Delhi. Policy

- (iii)Member (Ex-officio)

- Director; Anthropoligical Survey of India;

- (iv) Member (Ex-officio)

- Registrar General and Census Commissioner, India

- (d) The Commission is expected to submit its report to the Government within a of twelve weeks from 11.10.2017 i.e the date of assumption of charge by the Chairperson of the Commission. period
- The DoPT vide their O.M. dated 08.09.1993 laid down the   parameter for determination The O.M. also tabulates the   description of The latest revision of income criteria has been issued by DoPT on 13.09.2017

and the corresponding instructions to all States/Central Educational Institutions regulatory councils has been issued by Ministry of Human Resource Development on 16.10.2017. Government has  approved in October; 2017 the general  principles of rank equivalence of public sector posts with Central Government posts whereby

- 1) AlI Executive level posts i.e. Board level executives and below Board level executives which are managerial level posts   subject to proviso that those executives whose annual income aS per criterion given in DoP&T s OM of 8.9.1993 as amended from time to time; is less than Rs.8.00 lakh will not be considered Creamy Layer and
2. (ii) Junior Management Grade Scale -1 of   Public Sector Banks; Financial Institutions and Public Sector Insurance Corporations will be   treated as equivalent to Group A in the Government of India and Clerks and Peons in Public Sector Banks; Financial Institutions and Public Sector Insurance Corporations will be treated as equivalent to Group € in the Government of India. Accordingly; as per O.M. dated   08.09.1993, officers   belonging to Junior Management Grade Scale-I and above will be considered as creamy layer: For Clerks and Peons in PSBs, FIs and PSICs, the income criteria vide O.M. referred above i.e. Rs.8.00 lakh per annum as revised from time to time will be applicable: