Other Backward Class

GPTKB entity

Statements (51)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:group_of_people
gptkbp:abbreviation gptkb:OBC
gptkbp:benefit Scholarships
Age relaxation in exams
Fee concessions
Reservation in educational institutions
Reservation in government employment
gptkbp:category gptkb:Socially_and_Educationally_Backward_Classes
gptkbp:creamyLayerIncomeLimit 8 lakh INR per annum
gptkbp:definedIn gptkb:Indian_Constitution
gptkbp:eligibility SC/ST reservation benefits
gptkbp:excludes gptkb:Creamy_Layer
gptkbp:governedBy gptkb:Ministry_of_Social_Justice_and_Empowerment
gptkbp:hasReservationQuota 27%
gptkbp:hasSubcategories gptkb:Extremely_Backward_Classes_(EBC)
gptkb:Most_Backward_Classes_(MBC)
gptkbp:legalChallenge gptkb:Indra_Sawhney_v._Union_of_India_(1992)
gptkbp:listedOn gptkb:Central_List_of_OBCs
State List of OBCs
gptkbp:mandalCommissionReportYear 1980
gptkbp:mandalCommissionReservationRecommendation 27%
gptkbp:population ~41% (as per Mandal Commission, 1980)
gptkbp:recognizedBy gptkb:Government_of_India
gptkb:Mandal_Commission
gptkb:State_governments_of_India
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:Scheduled_Castes
gptkb:Scheduled_Tribes
gptkbp:reservationAppliesTo Education
Government jobs
gptkbp:reservationCap 50% (as per Supreme Court)
gptkbp:reservationConstitutionalProvision Article 15(4)
Article 16(4)
gptkbp:reservationExceeds50PercentIn Some states (e.g., Tamil Nadu)
gptkbp:reservationImplementedYear 1992
gptkbp:reservationIntroducedBy gptkb:V._P._Singh_government
gptkbp:reservationNotApplicableTo gptkb:judge
Armed forces
Minority educational institutions
Private sector jobs
Promotion in government jobs
gptkbp:reservationUpheldBy gptkb:Supreme_Court_of_India
gptkbp:reviewedBy gptkb:State_Backward_Classes_Commissions
gptkb:National_Commission_for_Backward_Classes
gptkbp:subject Central government criteria
Periodic revision of lists
State-specific criteria
gptkbp:subjectOf Social justice debates in India
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Kunbi
gptkb:Yadav_community
gptkb:Kharwa
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5