Inclusion of
castes/communities in the Central List of Other Backward Classes is a
continuous process. The Ministry of Social Justice & Empowerment notifies
castes/ communities in the Central List of OBCs for different States/Union
Territories on the basis of advice tendered by the National Commission for
Backward Classes (NCBC) under Section 9(1) of the NCBC Act, 1993. Gurjar /
Gujjar /Goojar /Gujar
caste/community is already listed in the Central List of OBCs in
the 12 States/UTs. Proposals for inclusion of castes/communities
in the Central List of Other Backward Classes, as and when, received from
various States/Organisations/individuals, are forwarded to the NCBC for
appropriate action. The Advice of the
NCBC has been received for inclusion of castes/communities in the Central List
of OBCs for different States/Union Territories. Details are:
|
Statement showing
advice received from NCBC for
inclusion of castes/communities in the Central List of OBCs for different
States/Union Territories
|
|
S.No.
|
Name of State/UT
|
New Entries
|
Addition of sub castes/communities or
synonyms of castes in the existing Entries
|
Total
|
|
1.
|
Andhra Pradesh
|
4
|
-
|
4
|
|
2.
|
Goa
|
1
|
-
|
1
|
|
3.
|
Himachal Pradesh
|
2
|
2
|
4
|
|
4.
|
Jharkhand
|
2
|
-
|
2
|
|
5.
|
Karnataka
|
4
|
5
|
9
|
|
6.
|
Kerala
|
2
|
2
|
4
|
|
7.
|
Maharashtra
|
-
|
2
|
2
|
|
8.
|
Tamil Nadu
|
1
|
4
|
5
|
|
9.
|
West Bengal
|
37
|
-
|
37
|
|
10.
|
NCT of Delhi
|
3
|
6
|
9
|
|
11.
|
Puducherry
|
-
|
1
|
1
|
|
|
Total
|
56
|
22
|
78
|
An
"entry" for this purpose includes caste, its synonyms and sub-castes.
This
information was given by the Minister of State for Social Justice and
Empowerment, Shri P. Balram Naik in a
written reply to a question in Lok Sabha today.
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