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Bhubaneswar: Odisha government on Monday amended the State Commission For Backward Classes Act, 1993 to enable the Commission to undertake survey of the social and educational conditions of the people belonging to the backward classes.
“In a historic move, this August House has resolved to amend the Odisha State Commission for Backward Classes Act, 1993 to enable the Commission to make survey of the social & educational conditions of the people belonging to the backward classes,” said Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik.
Patnaik further stated that "The entire country is celebrating the 150th birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi. As a fitting tribute to Mahatma Gandhi and his ideals, it is important that the State takes up the survey of the Backward classes. The State will do a survey of social and educational conditions of the people belonging to the backward classes,” Patnaik added.
OBC Census In Odisha!#Odisha Legislative Assembly has passed an unanimous resolution to take up survey of social and educational conditions of people belonging to the backward classes: CM Naveen Patnaik pic.twitter.com/PP1TcD9ioV
— OTV (@otvnews) February 17, 2020
It is pertinent to mention here that Odisha State Commission for Backward Classes was constituted on February 12 and appointed Raghunath Biswal as its chairperson.
The constitution of the Commission came after no response was received from the Centre on Odisha's demand for an enumeration of backward classes as part of the 2021 census. A formal request was made by Odisha to Centre after a resolution was passed by the State cabinet on January 11.
According to senior officials of the State government, there is a need for a survey of the backward classes as there is no latest data on them.
Surprisingly the last census was done in 1931 and it is practically impossible to undertake programmes based on 90-year-old data, the Odisha government highlighted.
Though the Government of India had conducted a Socio-Economic and Caste Census in 2011, a part of it was only released in 2017. The data is now being used as a basis for identification of beneficiaries for a few government schemes. However, the full survey data relating to the backward classes was not released.
#OBCSurveyInOdisha: #LISTEN to #Congress MLA Tara Prasad Bahinipati's reactions pic.twitter.com/FH6xshnqaO
— OTV (@otvnews) February 17, 2020
