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Government of India
Ministry of Social Justice & Empowerment
01-December-2005 14:43 IST
No request pending for inclusion of Lodhi caste in central OBC list

Lok Sabha

No request for inclusion of Lodhi caste/community in the Central List of OBCs for any Sate/UT is pending.

No separate Central List of Other Backward Classes has been notified for the States of Chhaatisgarh, Jharkhand and Uttaranchal. The Central List of OBCs for the States of Madhya Pradesh, Bihar and Uttar Pradesh are also applicable to the States of Chhatisgarh, Jharkhand and Uttaranchal, respectively. The States from which Lodhi, Mahalodh have been included in the Central List of OBCs is as follows:

S.No.

Name of State

Caste/Community

Entry No. in the Central List of OBCs

1.

Andhra Pradesh

Lodhi

98

2.

Assam

Lodhi

24(64)

3.

Delhi

Lodhi, Maha-lodh

35

4.

Haryana

Lodhi

66

5.

Madhya Pradesh

Lodhi

44

6.

Rajasthan

Lodhi

32

7.

Uttar Pradesh

Lodhi

48

This was stated by the Minister of State for Social Justice & Empowerment, Smt. Subbulakshmi Jagadeesan in a written reply in Lok Sabha today.

MLD:LK:sje-65(obc list)(1.12.05)