History of OBC Reservation

Under Article 340 of the Indian constitution it is obligatory for the government to promote the welfare of the Other Backward Classes.

The first Backward Classes Commission headed by Shri kaka kalelkar in 1953, and Mandal Commission headed by Shri B.P.Mandal in 1980 has given many useful recommendations for the welfare of Other Backward Classes. The population of OBC’s which includes Hindus and Non-Hindus was around 52% of the total population according to the commission.

27% of reservation was recommended owing to legal constraints that the total quantum of reservation should not exceed 50%.

One of the most important recommendations is that all private sector undertakings which have received financial assistance from the government in one form or another should be obliged to recruit personnel on the reservation basis. But, even after 2 decades we are unable to get it inspite of our continuous efforts.

On August 7 1990, the then Prime Minister Shri. V P Singh announced that his National Front Government was going to implement Mandal Commission recommendations in Education and jobs, inspite of strong agitations from Forward Communities. In fact, Shri V P Singh lost his power due to his mandalisation policy. The federation remembers him on this special day for his service rendered to this community.

One needs to understand the psychology of opposition of reservation to OBC’s.

When the jobs are nowhere and everything is gone private, then why are the upper castes angry with the reservation for Backward Communities?

The fact is that seats for dalits were rarely fulfilled and we have seen huge backlog. There has been no protest. It was easier to curtail the protest of the dalits because of their numbers and social background.

Now the reservation for backward communities being a reality, the powerful backward communities will hit and break the bone of upper castes. That is the fear of this community. They know that there are enough students from these communities who will join great institutes of technology and management.

The Supreme Court of India on April 10 2008 upheld the government’s move for initiating 27% OBC quotas in Govt. funded Institutions. But it is necessary for the Govt. at this juncture to exclude the creamy layer policy from the reservation quota.

To be strong in the present scenario, it is more important to show our strength and unity of OBC’s. AIOBC association work towards social justice. AIOBC is giving hand and helping us in this regard.

The issue of under-representation of the socio-economically deprived, discriminated backward caste and classes in the spheres of education, employment, administration and commerce is burning at this stage. I appeal all the member associations to work hard towards the success of the reservation policies.

Let us truly reform our society and work for a truly democratic India, where every community participates in power and every person gets their reservation in respective areas in proportion to their shares in population.

Friday, January 28, 2011

40,000 more seats required to accommodate OBC students in West Bengal


An additional 40,000 new seats have to be created in higher educational institutions during the next academic session to make room for the OBC quota as announced by the state government recently.
The state government has announced 17 per cent reservation for OBC students in higher education, which will be implemented in two phases — 10 per cent for 2011-12 and another seven per cent in 2012-13. Moreover, Higher Education Minister Sudarshan Roychowdhury said the quota will be implemented without reducing the number of seats already available to general students.
“The total number of seats in higher education in state is around 4,00,000. As a result, we have to increase the intake of students by at least 40,000,” said Subimal Sen, Vice-Chairman, West Bengal Council for Higher Education Council.
According to the figures obtained from the council, the total number of seats in higher education across colleges and universities in the state is 4.6 lakh — that include all general degree courses, engineering and non-AICTE recognised courses, and medical and allied courses.
But this would mean that the higher education department would have to upgrade the existing infrastructure — a task which would be quite a difficult one. “For honours courses, particularly in science we would have to get lab facilities,” said Sen.
Universities and colleges across the state are already grappling with poor infrastructure and to accommodate 10 per cent extra students would be a huge burden, added some senior officials.
“If the infrastructure is not enhanced, it would be a mockery of the teaching-learning process. Both physical infrastructure in terms of classrooms and lab facility needs to be increased and also more teachers have to be appointed,” said Tarun Naskar , general secretary of all Bengal University College Teacher’s Association.

Source: Indian Express,Kolkatta, Jan 28, 2011
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NCP revives cell to take up OBC cause


MUMBAI  : Alarmed by the overwhelming response to the work done by senior NCP leader and public works minister Chhagan Bhujbal for the OBCs, the NCP has revived its OBC cell in a move to take on Bhujbal. 

A convention of the OBC cell was held in Thane on Tuesday. It was attended by state NCP president Madhukar Pichad, home minister R R Patil and Thane MP Sanjeev Naik. The NCP also plans to organize a state-level convention in Pune on March 6. 

Bhujbal had set up a social organization, 'Samata Parishad' to take up the cause of the OBCs. Since then, Bhujbal had been organizing conventions at the district, regional, state and national levels. 

A senior NCP minister on Wednesday admitted that the party's decision to organize the convention was an attempt to take on Bhujbal who has been demanding 27% reservation for them. The exercise to downsize Bhujbal began last month when he was replaced by Ajit Pawar as deputy CM."In the NCP, we believe that Bhujbal has become more powerful than the party," he said.

Source: The Times of India, Jan 6,2011.
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Rahul Gandhi attends OBC convention on three-day Maharashtra tour


Jan 27 2011
Congress General Secretary Rahul Gandhi on Thursday arrived in Nagpur on his three-day visit to Maharashtra to take stock of the Youth Congress membership drive in the state.During his visit, Rahul Gandhi will visit Gadchiroli, Buldhana and Parbhani districts.
He will also attend an Other Backward Castes (OBC) convention in Buldhana and a minority meet in Parbhani.
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