Lok Sabha Question No. 100 (STARRED), answered on 2016-11-22
Subject: Inclusion of Sub-Castes of Backward Community in OBC List
Ministry: SOCIAL JUSTICE AND EMPOWERMENT
Asked by: NALIN KUMAR KATEEL

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

STARRED QUESTION NO.*100 TO BE ANSWERED ON 22.11.2016

## INCLUSION OF SUB-CASTES OF BACKWARD COMMUNITY IN OBC LIST

## *100. SHRI NALIN KUMAR KATEEL:

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

- whether the Government has received representations from various States for inclusion of sub-castes of various backward communities in the OBC list during the last three years;
- (6) if so, the details of the representations received the said period, caste and State wise; during
- (c) whether the Government has taken steps to include the sub-castes of various backward communities in the OBC list;
- (d) if the details thereof indicating the details of sub-castes included so far; and SO,
- (e) if not, the steps likely to be taken by the Government in this regard?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF SOCIAL JUSTICE AND EMPOWERMENT (SHRI THAAWAR CHAND GEHLOT)

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

## STATEMENT

- (a) & (b) Yes Sir: Representations have been received from various States for inclusion of 290 Castes, their  synonyms and  sub-castes  in the Central  list of OBCs by the Central Government as well as the National Commission for   Backward Classes   (NCBC) Two proposal have been   received by the Central   Government and ten proposals have been received by the National Commission for Backward Classes from the States for inclusion of Castes and their synonyms and sub-castes in the Central List of OBCs during the last three
- (c) & (b) A total of 103 entries containing Castes, their synonyms and sub-castes have notified in the Central list of OBCs in the  last  three years. The State-wise   details of communities which have been rejected by NCBC for inclusion in the Central List of OBCs are tabulated in Annexure-II: been
- (e) As per the NCBC Act; 1993, the NCBC examines requests for inclusion of any class of citizens as a backward class in the Central list of OBCs and hear complaints of over-inclusion or under-inclusion of any backward class in such lists and then tenders such advice to the Central Government deems appropriate. Castes; their  synonyms and sub-casts are included in the Central List   based on the NCBC and  inter-ministerial consultation followed by the  approval of the competent  authority which is an ongoing exercise

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Details\_of 290 Castes\_\_their\_synonyms\_and\_sub-castes\_for\_which\_proposals\_have\_been for

|     | State UT                            | Number                              | State Government Reference details                                       |
|-----|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|     | Received by Central Government from | Received by Central Government from |                                                                          |
| 01  | Jharkhand                           | 16                                  | dt.18-09-2015,                                                           |
| 02  | Kerala                              |                                     | No.1644/A3/2012/BCDD dt.27-06-2013 .                                     |
| I   | Received by NCBC from               | Received by NCBC from               |                                                                          |
| 01: | Orissa                              | 3                                   | No. 15546. dated.08.2015                                                 |
| 02. | Haryana                             | 6                                   | No.1970 dated 29.12.2014 and 12.03.2014                                  |
| 03_ | Chhattisgarh                        | 55                                  | No.732 dated 16.09.2014                                                  |
| 04  | Gujarat                             | 9                                   | No.371934 dated 16.09.2014 and 26.08.2013                                |
| 05_ | Karnataka                           | 22                                  | Letter dated. 18.08.2015.and 09.09.2015                                  |
| 06_ | Kerala                              |                                     | No.1644 dated 27.06.2014                                                 |
| 07. | Maharashtra                         | 117                                 | No.249 dated 24.10.2016 and 24.08.2016                                   |
| 08. | Jharkhand                           |                                     | No.14 dated. 31.08.2016 and 05.05.2016. 06.06.2016. 03.8.2016. 08.3.2016 |
| 09  | Bihar                               | 8                                   | No.11                                                                    |
| 10  | West Bengal                         | 39'                                 | No.3517 dated 25.10.2016. 24.05.2016_ 29.08.2016.                        |
|     | TOTAL                               | 290                                 |                                                                          |

## Castes/Communities included in the Central list of OBCs during the last three years:

|     | State            | 2013   | 2014   | 2015   |   TOTAL |
|-----|------------------|--------|--------|--------|---------|
|     | Andhra Pradesh   |        | 04     |        |      27 |
| 2   | Goa              |        | 01     |        |      01 |
| 3   | Himachal Pradesh |        | 03     | 01     |      04 |
| 4_  | Jharkhand        |        | 02     |        |      02 |
| 5   | Karnataka        |        | 10     | 01     |      11 |
| 6   | Kerala           |        | 04     |        |      04 |
|     | Maharashtra      |        | 02     |        |      02 |
| 8   | Punjab           |        | 04     |        |      04 |
| 9   | Telangana        |        |        |        |      87 |
| 10_ | Tamil Nadu       |        | 05     |        |      05 |
| 11_ | West Bengal      |        | 37     |        |      37 |
|     | Chhattisgarh     |        | 19     |        |      19 |
| 13  | Delhi            |        | 09     |        |      09 |
| 14_ | Puducherry       |        | 01     |        |      01 |
|     | TOTAL            |        | 101    |        |     103 |

Castes/Communities for which NCBC gave advices for rejection from inclusion in the Central List of OBCs by the Government of India but has not taken any decision in these cases:

| S: No.   | State          | 2013   | 2014   |    | TOTAL   |
|----------|----------------|--------|--------|----|---------|
|          | Andhra Pradesh | 04     |        |    | 04      |
| 2        | Karnataka      | 02     |        |    | 02      |
| 3        | Chandigarh     | 01     |        |    |         |
| 4_       | Jharkhand      |        | 01     |    |         |
| 5        | Tamil Nadu     |        |        | 01 |         |
| 6        | Uttarakhand    |        | 01     | 13 | 14      |
| 7        | Madhya Pradesh |        |        | 12 | 12      |
| 8        | Rajasthan      |        |        | 03 | 03      |
| 9        | Bihar          |        |        | 13 | 13      |
| 10       |                | 01     |        |    | 01      |
|          | TOTAL          | 08     | 02     | 42 | 52      |