OBC sub-categorisation panel gets 14th extension.

January 31, 2023

Government had constituted the Rohini commission in 2017 under Article 340 to examine issues related to sub-categorisation of OBCs.
- Article 340 states that President appoints the Commission to investigate conditions of socially and educationally backward classes.
Objective of Rohini Commission is to examine the extent of inequitable distribution of benefits of reservation (i.e. 27% reservation in jobs and education) among castes or communities with reference to central OBC list.
Need for sub-categorisation
- OBCs are currently granted 27% reservation in jobs and education under central government.
- However, it is perceived that only a few affluent communities in Central List of OBCs have secured a major part of this reservation.
Earlier commissions
- First Backward Class Commission report, 1955 proposed sub-categorization of OBCs into backward and extremely backward communities.
- Mandal Commission report, 1979 proposed sub-categorization in intermediate and depressed backward classes.
- In 2015, National Commission for Backward Classes proposed that OBCs division into; Extremely Backward Classes (EBC-Group A), More Backward Classes (MBC-Group B), and Backward Classes (BC-Group C).