{"id":36376,"date":"2021-02-08T05:10:14","date_gmt":"2021-02-08T05:10:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.gkseries.com\/blog\/?p=36376"},"modified":"2021-02-08T05:10:16","modified_gmt":"2021-02-08T05:10:16","slug":"sub-categorisation-of-obcs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.gkseries.com\/blog\/sub-categorisation-of-obcs\/","title":{"rendered":"Sub-categorisation of OBCs"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Centre has extended the tenure of The Commission to Examine Sub-categorisation of Other Backward Classes (OBCs) headed by Justice G Rohini, former Chief Justice of Delhi High Court.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gkseries.com\/blog\/category\/daily-quiz-2020\/daily-quiz-january-2021\/\"><strong>Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2021<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>OBCs are granted 27% reservation in jobs and education under the central government.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In September last year, a Constitution Bench of the Supreme Court reopened the legal debate on sub-categorisation of Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes for reservations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The debate arises out of the perception that only a few affluent communities among the over 2,600 included in the Central List of OBCs have secured a major part of this 27% reservation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The argument for sub-categorisation \u2014 or creating categories within OBCs for reservation \u2014 is that it would ensure \u201cequitable distribution\u201d of representation among all OBC communities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>To examine this, the Rohini Commission was constituted on October 2, 2017.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Centre has extended the tenure of The Commission to Examine Sub-categorisation of Other Backward Classes (OBCs) headed by Justice G Rohini, former Chief Justice of Delhi High Court. 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