Topic: OBC
Odisha’s Survey on Social and Educational Conditions of Backward Classes
Odisha State Commission for Backward Classes (OSCBC) has initiated a survey on the social and educational conditions of backward classes, which began on May 1 and will continue...
Sant Sevalal Maharaj Jayanti
Sevala Maharaj was a spiritual guru and a socio-religious reformer from the Banjara community. He lived between 1739 and 1773. He was against animal sacrifices and baptism. The...
Commission for the sub-categorisation of OBCs
In 2017, the President of India constituted a Commission under Chief Justice of Delhi High Court Justice G Rohini. The main objective of the commission was to prepare...
All India Survey on Higher Education (AISHE), 2020-2021
The Government of India started the AISHE in 2010-11. A task force formed from AICTE, UGC, National Medical Council, Distance Education Council, and representatives from leading universities conduct...
Triple Test Survey on Reservation
The Allahabad High Court had ordered the Uttar Pradesh Government to conduct urban local body elections without the OBC reservations as the “triple test” requirement for the quota...
Reservation in Local body polls
The 73rd and 74th amendments provided compulsory reservation for SCs, STs, and women in Panchayats and Municipalities. However, reservation for backward classes is left to the discretion of...
EWS Criteria review panel formed
The Government of India recently formed an Economically Weaker Section (EWS) review panel. The panel will look in to the criteria of 10% reservation for the economically weaker...
Justice Rohini Commission
On June 24, 2020, the Union Cabinet under PM Modi approved extension of Justice Rohini Commission to examine the issue of sub categorization of OBCs. The commission has...
