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Centre recommends expand in reservation quota for OBCs in public employment in Punjab, West Bengal

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For the time being, Punjab allocates 25 per cent of public employment positions to Scheduled Castes (SCs) and 12 per cent to OBCs. In the meantime, in West Bengal, the reservation quota for SCs is 22 per cent, for Scheduled Tribes (STs) is six per cent, and for OBCs is 17 per cent, touching on services and products and posts below the management of the squawk in institutions bustle or aided by the authorities.

The Nationwide Price for Backward Lessons (NCBC), an Indian authorities body, has instructed a upward push in the reservation quota for Other Backward Lessons (OBCs) in public sector employment in Indian states of Punjab and West Bengal, the news company PTI reported on Thursday (Would possibly per chance fair 16). For the time being, Punjab allocates 25 per cent of public employment positions to Scheduled Castes (SCs) and 12 per cent to OBCs.

In an advisory, the NCBC proposed improving the OBC quota by an extra 13%, bringing the total OBC reservation in public employment to 25%. This adjustment would adhere to the Supreme Court docket’s ceiling of up to 50 per cent reservation for socially and educationally backward courses.

In West Bengal, the reservation quota for SCs is 22 per cent, for Scheduled Tribes (STs) is six per cent, and for OBCs is 17 per cent, touching on services and products and posts below the management of the squawk in institutions bustle or aided by the authorities.

The NCBC talked about that in Bengal 17% reservation for the Other Backward Lessons in appreciate of services and products and posts has been ensured.

“Thus the total reservation of Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes and Other Backward Lessons for public employment comes to Forty five%,” the fee added.

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The NCBC moreover seen that the closing 5 per cent quota in public employment below the management of the squawk authorities could per chance be enhanced touching on OBCs as per the ceiling up to 50 per cent in compliance with Supreme Court docket instructions.

The advisory talked about that the above decisions by the NCBC came following a overview of the most contemporary reservation policies, oral statements and documentary evidence, aiming to align with the directives laid out by the Supreme Court docket in the Indra Sawhney case.

(With inputs from agencies)

Harshit Sabarwal

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