TNPSC Thervupettagam

OBC creamy layer ceiling raised to Rs 8 lakh

August 24 , 2017 2682 days 1497 0
  • The Union Cabinet has increased the creamy layer ceiling for the Other Backward Classes (OBC) category to ₹8 lakhs per annum from the existing ₹6 lakh for Central government jobs.
  • ‘Creamy layer’ is the ceiling which bars economically and educationally developed members of the Other Backward Classes (OBC) from availing reservations in employment.
  • Those who are classified under this section of OBC will not be given reservation in Central Government employment. The present ceiling of Rs 6 lakh came into being in 2013, which means person having annual income more than 6 lakh rupee are not eligible for reservation.
  • Now, The ministry of social justice and empowerment had proposed that OBC families which earn more than Rs 8 lakh per year should be classified as ‘creamy layer’ -— the ceiling which bars members of the other backward classes from availing reservations in employment.

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