Tag: Other Backward Classes

New Delhi: The government on Wednesday hiked the creamy layer ceiling for the Other Backward Classes to Rs 8 lakh per annum from the existing Rs 6 lakh for central government jobs, Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley announced. Those in the OBC category earning upto Rs 8 lakh annually will now be included in reservation benefits.

Bhubaneswar: Union Petroleum Minister Dharmendra Pradhan on Thursday requested Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik to implement Other Backward Classes (OBC) quota in government jobs and educational institutions. In a letter, Pradhan requested the Chief Minister to implement reservation provisions for OBCs and Social and Economically Backward Classes (SEBCs) in government jobs and educational institutions in […]

New Delhi: The Union Cabinet on Wednesday approved an extension of six months in the tenure of a commission set up to examine the issue of sub-categorisation within Other Backward Classes (OBCs) in the Central List. Now the term of the panel will be till July 31 2020. This is the 8th extension given to […]

Bhubaneswar: National Commission for Backward Classes (NCBC) chairperson, Bhagwan Lal Sahni on Tuesday came down heavily on Odisha government for not reserving 27 percent quota for the people of the Other Backward Classes (OBC) in the State. The NCBC chief’s comments came after he met several OBC representatives from the State. “It is unfortunate that […]

Bhubaneswar: Union Minister Dharmendra Pradhan on Thursday reiterated his demand for reservation for Other Backward Classes (OBCs) and Socio Economic Backward Classes (SEBCs) in the field of public employment and educational institutions. In a letter to Odisha Chief Minister, Pradhan said that on his request the State government had constituted the State Commission for Backward […]