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.

Sunday, September 30, 2012

Govt to raise OBC reservation quota in Jammu and Kashmir

Likely To Go Up From 2% To 27%’

Sep 25: Jammu and Kashmir government is ‘actively considering’ the demand for enhancement of OBC reservation from 2 percent to 27 percent in the state.

“We are seriously thinking over the demand and government is already working on it”, Vice Chairman State Advisory Board for the Welfare and Development of Other Backward Classes (OBC), Kuldeep Raj Verma, told reporters here on Tuesday.

He said the state government has approved construction of two hostels one each at Jammu and Srinagar to provide accommodation facilities to the youth from Other Backward Classes (OBC) pursuing studies in the twin capitals of the state.

The government has already allotted 15 kanals of land for construction of OBC hostel and OBC Bhawan at Kiang in Jammu and Pampore in Kashmir, he added.

Verma said till the hostels are constructed, accommodation would be provided in rental buildings.

Listing the measures taken by the government for the welfare of the OBC population on the recommendations of the Advisory Board, Verma informed that the government has agreed to provide loan to 100 OBC youth this fiscal through Entrepreneurship Development Institute (EDI), besides providing admission to the OBC candidates in ITIs under special quota.

He informed that State Advisory Board for the Welfare and Development of Other Backward Classes was vigorously pursuing the issues of OBC people with the government as a result of which the government has enhanced the income slab of Rs 3 lakh for obtaining OBC/OSC certificate to Rs 4.50 lakh.

Verma said that the people of these classes have to face lot of difficulties for getting such certificates and now on the recommendation of the Board the government has decided to issue OBC/OSC certificates simultaneously in one go.

He said that on the pattern of Government of India the pre-matric scholarship for OBC candidates has been enhanced to Rs. 44,500 and post-matric to Rs 1 lakh per annum.
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