Lok Sabha Question No. 2437 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-01-02
Subject: Inclusion in OBC List
Ministry: SOCIAL JUSTICE AND EMPOWERMENT
Asked by: R. PARTHIPAN

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

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2437 TO BE ANSWERED ON 02.01.2018

## INCLUSION IN OBC LIST

## 2437. SHRI R. PARTHIPAN:

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

- (a) whether the Government has recently cleared the inclusion of some selected castes in Other Backward Classes (OBCs) list;
- (b) if so, the details thereof and the names of such selected castes;
- (c) whether the Government is planning to include more castes under the OBC list; and
- (d) if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE FOR SOCIAL JUSTICE AND EMPOWERMENT (SHRI KRISHAN PAL GURJAR)

- (a) & (b): The Government has last notified inclusions of castes/communities in the Central List of  Other  Backward  Classes vide Notification dated 7.12.2016. The  State-wise list of castes/communities included in this Notification is at Annexure.
- (c)  &  (d):  Inclusion  of  castes/communities  in  the  Central  List  of  Other  Backward  Classes  is  a continuous process. This Ministry notifies castes/communities  in the Central List of OBCs  for different States/Union Territories on examining advice tendered by the National Commission for Backward Classes under Section 9(1) of the NCBC Act, 1993. At present, no such proposal is under consideration.

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## BIHAR

| Castes/Communities               |
|----------------------------------|
| 135. Chhipi                      |
| 136. Itfarosh/Itafarosh/ Gadheri |

## JHARKHAND

| 4. Bagti                |
|-------------------------|
| 130. Late               |
| 131. Kunai              |
| 132. Pushpanamit        |
| 133. Jhora              |
| 134. Laxmi Narayan Gola |

## MAHARASHTRA

| Castes/Communities   |
|----------------------|
| 86 . Mhali           |

## MADHYA PRADESH

| Castes/Communities                                                                                  | Castes/Communities                                                                               |
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| 18. Rajak                                                                                           | 18. Rajak                                                                                        |
| 33. Otari, Kaser                                                                                    | 33. Otari, Kaser                                                                                 |
| 59. Sai, Shah, KabraKhodu                                                                           | 59. Sai, Shah, KabraKhodu                                                                        |
| 59(20) Kankar                                                                                       | 59(20) Kankar                                                                                    |
| 63. Panka (except in Districts of Chhatarpur, Panna, Rewa, Satna, Umaria, Sidhi, Tikamgarh Sevdaand | Shahdol, and Datia Tehsils of Datia district, where it is included in the Scheduled Tribes List) |
| 59(28). Shishgar                                                                                    | 59(28). Shishgar                                                                                 |
| 59(29).Rajgir                                                                                       | 59(29).Rajgir                                                                                    |
| 59(30).Dafali                                                                                       | 59(30).Dafali                                                                                    |
| 59(31).Sikligar                                                                                     | 59(31).Sikligar                                                                                  |
| 59(32).Nakkal                                                                                       | 59(32).Nakkal                                                                                    |
| 68. Rajjad, Rajjhad                                                                                 | 68. Rajjad, Rajjhad                                                                              |

## UTTARAKHAND

| Castes/Communities   |
|----------------------|
| 11. Dhiman           |
| 16. Rajbhar          |

## JAMMU AND KASHMIR

| Castes/Communities   |
|----------------------|
| 22.Labana            |
| 23.Sheer-Gojries     |

## ANNEXURE