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.

Wednesday, February 15, 2012

UP polls 2012: Fight for OBC votes


Purvanchal or eastern UP is the most backward region of the state. Yet, its backwardness has, unfortunately enough, never been an issue in elections. It’s the same story this time, too. Over 1.92 crore people in nine districts of Purvanchalwill vote in the second phase of the UP Assembly poll on Saturday to elect 59 MLAs. The candidates include some senior leaders and criminals. But neither criminalisationnor lack of development is on the electoral agenda. Political observers say ultimately it is the caste factor which would play a decisive role in this OBC-dominated region.
This phase is likely to resemble the first phase in that a stiff SP-BSP contest is on the cards in this region, too. The BSP holds the highest number of seats here (32), and its bid to retain the maximum number would be challenged by SP which stood second last time with a tally of 20.
Besides the SP and BSP, it is the BJP whose prestige is at stake in this phase. Though the BJP does not have a major presence in the area as is reflected in the number of seats (07) it won in 2007, the involvement of several of its senior leaders has made it a prestige issue for the saffron brigade.This phase will also prove to be a litmus test of the popularity and influence of BJP MP and Hindutva champion Yogi Adityanath.
The Yogi has always had a decisive say in ticket distribution. But this time around, his choice was ignored in several constituencies, includingGorakhpur, where the Goraksh Peeth is the Yogi’s base. To express his disgruntlement, Yogi has fielded a candidate of his Hindu Yuva Vahiniagainst state BJP president in Pathardeva (Deoria). In Ramkola, the sittingBJP MLA Shambhu Chowdhry is in the fray as a rebel against the officialBJP candidate.
For the BSP, too, this terrain is crucial. Apart from holding the highest number of seats here, the party’s state president Swami Prasad Maurya is also contesting in this area. All parties have played on the caste factor in this region. The BJP brought in Rajnath Singh in Thakur-dominated areas, MM Joshi to woo the Brahmins, and Uma Bharti and Vinay Katiyar for theOBCs.
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