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OBCs Reservation in West Bengal and Punjab
May 24 , 2024
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- The National Commission for Backward Classes (NCBC) has recommended an increase in the reservation quota for Other Backward Classes (OBCs) in public employment in Punjab and West Bengal.
- Currently, Punjab allocates 25% of public employment positions to Scheduled Castes and 12% to OBCs, totalling 37% reservation.
- The NCBC has proposed enhancing the OBC quota by an additional 13%, bringing the total OBC reservation in public employment to 25%.
- As on date, 143 communities were included in the State List of OBCs out of which 83 castes/communities belonged to Muslim religion.
- A total of 179 OBC communities are enlisted in the State list of OBCs in West Bengal.
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