West Bengal’s Assembly passes amendments to the state’s Other Backward Classes (OBC) laws that both change OBC recognition and reduce the OBC reservation quota. According to multiple reports, the amendments remove 77 Muslim communities from the OBC list. Earlier OBC recognition was expanded during the Mamata Banerjee-led Trinamool Congress (TMC) government, which revised the OBC list to include additional sub-groups, including 77 Muslim and 36 Hindu sub-groups. Reports also state that the amendments reduce the OBC share in the state’s reservation arrangement. One outlet reports the quota is cut from 10% to 7%, while another specifies the change as from 17% to 7%. The amendments are described as being brought after the BJP government takes power in May, which had said it would revoke recognition of the 77 Muslim communities that had received OBC status during the TMC period. The changes collectively adjust both the eligible OBC communities and the overall reservation proportion for OBC categories in West Bengal.
West Bengal amends OBC laws, removes 77 Muslim communities and cuts quota
West Bengal’s Assembly passes amendments to the state’s Other Backward Classes (OBC) laws that both change OBC recognition and reduce the OBC reservation quota. According to multiple reports, the amen...
- West Bengal’s Assembly passes amendments to OBC laws.
- The amendments remove 77 Muslim communities from the OBC reservation list.
- The OBC reservation quota in the state is reduced to 7%.
- The 77 Muslim communities were previously included as OBC categories during the Trinamool Congress period.
After the BJP government came to power in May, it said it would revoke the recognition of 77 Muslim communities that were given OBC status during the Trinamool rule. At the same time, OBC reservation would be reduced from 10 per cent to 7 per cent.
1 month agoThe changes will revise the share of the Other Backward Classes quota in the state to 7% from 17%.
1 month agoThe previous Mamata Banerjee-led TMC government in Bengal had revised the OBC list first to 113 sub-groups with 77 Muslim and 36 Hindu sub-groups
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