OBC Current Affairs, GK & News
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 culture ministry recently announced that the Government of India will launch yearlong celebrations marking the 284th birth anniversary of the reformer. Banjara Community is a Scheduled Tribe ..
Month: Current Affairs - February, 2023
Category: Art & Culture Current Affairs • Awards, Persons & Places in News • Persons in News
Topics: banjara community • OBC • religious reformer • Sant Sevalal Maharaj • Scheduled Caste • Scheduled Tribes • socio-religious reformer
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 a report examining the OBC subcategories in the country. The President formed the commission using his powers under Article 340. The commission was to submit its report ..
Month: Current Affairs - January, 2023
Category: India Nation & States Current Affairs
Topics: article 340 • Justice Rohini Commission • OBC • OBC sub-categorisation • President of India
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 the survey. In 2020-21, the survey was started under the leadership of the Ministry of Education. The survey mainly focuses on higher education in the country. Key ..
Month: Current Affairs - January, 2023
Category: Reports & Indexes Current Affairs
Topics: AICTE • AISHE survey • All India Survey on Higher Education (AISHE) • gross enrolment ratio • Higher education in India • National Medical Commission • North East • OBC • Scheduled Caste • Scheduled Tribes (STs) • UGC • Women Education
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 has not been fulfilled. The state government has recently constituted a commission to conduct the tripe test survey in the urban local bodies. What is a triple ..
Month: Current Affairs - December, 2022
Category: States Current Affairs
Topics: OBC • Urban Local Bodies • Urban local bodies (ULBs)
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 state governments. OBC reservation in Maharashtra local body polls Maharashtra has decided to provide reservations for OBCs in local body polls. However, in January 2022, the Supreme ..
Month: Current Affairs - March, 2022
Category: Legal & Constitution Current Affairs
Topics: Maharashtra • OBC • Reservations
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 section in government jobs and educational institutions. What will the panel do? The panel will review the criteria determining the EWS category. It will examine approaches followed ..
Month: Current Affairs - December, 2021
Category: Economy & Banking Current Affairs - 2022 • Legal & Constitution Current Affairs
Topics: Economically Weaker Section • OBC • reservation quota • Supreme court