No proposal on Jats from Delhi govt: NCBC chief Hansraj Gangaram AhirThe Delhi government has not proposed the inclusion of Jats in the central OBC list in the past decade, according to NCBC chairman Hansraj ...
16 Jan, 2025, 12.42 AM IST
BJP revises strategy for backward castes for Maharashtra Assembly polls following Lok Sabha electionsIn the wake of recent Lok Sabha elections, the BJP is refining its strategy for small castes in Maharashtra, particularly among Backward Cl...
10 Oct, 2024, 11.03 PM IST
NCBC may delist some of 37 castes from Bengal on central list37 castes from West Bengal included in Central OBC List by UPA government are under NCBC scanner after Calcutta high court invalidated OBC ...
04 Jun, 2024, 03.15 PM IST
NCBC objects to Bengal demand to include 83 castes in OBC listNCBC objects to West Bengal's recommendation to include 83 castes, including 73 from Muslim community, in central OBC list. West Bengal fai...
28 Feb, 2024, 11.54 PM IST
Congress govt in Gujarat included PM Modi's caste in OBC list in 1994: Amit ShahAmit Shah said it was a Congress government in Gujarat that included Modi's caste in the list of Other Backward Classes (OBC) in 1994 and t...
10 Feb, 2024, 02.48 PM IST
Jats renew call for inclusion in central OBC list; union minister attends one such gatheringOn September 24, the Akhil Bhartiya Jat Mahasabha organised a gathering in the district which was also attended by Bhartiya Kisan Union lea...
03 Oct, 2023, 01.09 AM IST
West Bengal recommends 87 castes for central OBC listThe National Commission of Backward Classes (NCBC) has asked the state government of West Bengal to provide records dating back to the Impe...
14 Sep, 2023, 11.50 PM IST
Election-bound Telangana wants 40 more castes in central OBC listCurently, there are 87 castes from Telangana on the central OBC list. National Commission of Backward Classes (NCBC) is examining the propo...
12 Jun, 2023, 11.31 PM IST
Centre urges Rohini Commission to share interim OBC reportWith assembly elections to UP around the corner, any OBC sub-categorisation or inclusion/exclusion could have an electoral impact and hence...
18 Nov, 2021, 11.29 PM IST
Cabinet note to classify transpeople as OBCs to enable access to reservationsThe ministry of social justice and empowerment has moved the Cabinet note after a year-long pre-legislative exercise which included detaile...
25 Sep, 2021, 09.15 AM IST
Cabinet set to clear bill on states ‘OBC list’ powerThe amendment will clarify that regardless of the clauses on the central list, every state or UT may by law prepare and maintain, for its o...
04 Aug, 2021, 07.15 AM IST
Union Cabinet okays corrections in Central List of OBCsThe Union Cabinet gave its nod to amendments in the Central List of OBCs for corrections with regard to a few communities hailing from Guja...
26 Aug, 2015, 10.02 PM IST
NDA government defends Jats in Central list of OBCs“A backward person in the state is a backward person in the Centre as well. Backwardness can’t vary. It cannot have two connotations."
05 Dec, 2014, 04.00 AM IST
Ensure no glitches in implementation of Jat quota: BJP to govermentBJP said the govt has been forced to grant reservation to Jats in the central OBC list due to agitation by the community and persistent pol...
04 Mar, 2014, 04.28 PM IST
Jat leaders welcome reservation in central list of OBCsKhap council heads said that it was the best gift for the Jat community and would help them in employment and improve their living standard...
03 Mar, 2014, 12.48 PM IST
- Govt gives nod for amending central list of OBCs
The Cabinet today gave its approval for notifying changes in the existing central list of the OBCs, the official sources said.
16 Nov, 2011, 04.04 PM IST
- Govt approves inclusion of more castes in OBC list
Government today approved inclusion of more castes in the central list of OBCs for various states, a move it hopes will especially help it ...
22 Jul, 2010, 02.51 PM IST