Other Backward Class (OBC) in India

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Other_Backward_Class_(OBC)_in_India
GPTKB entity
Statements (47)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:group_of_people
reservation category
gptkbp:amendedBy gptkb:77th_Amendment
gptkb:93rd_Amendment
gptkbp:annualReport 1980
gptkbp:country gptkb:India
gptkbp:creamyLayerIncomeLimit ₹8 lakh per annum
gptkbp:definedIn gptkb:Constitution_of_India
gptkbp:eligibility reservation in education
reservation in government jobs
gptkbp:excludes creamy layer
gptkbp:firstReservationOrder 1990
gptkbp:governingBody gptkb:National_Commission_for_Backward_Classes
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Other Backward Class (OBC) in India
gptkbp:implementedYear 1992
gptkbp:legalBasis Article 15(4) of Constitution of India
Article 16(4) of Constitution of India
gptkbp:maintainedBy gptkb:Ministry_of_Social_Justice_and_Empowerment
gptkbp:notableCommander gptkb:Mandal_Commission
Kaka Kalelkar Commission
gptkbp:OBCCertificateIssuedBy state authorities
gptkbp:OBCCertificateRequiredFor availing reservation benefits
gptkbp:OBCSubcategories OBC (Central List)
OBC (Creamy Layer)
OBC (Non-Creamy Layer)
OBC (State List)
gptkbp:percentageOfReservation 27%
gptkbp:population about 41% (as per Mandal Commission)
gptkbp:purpose affirmative action
gptkbp:recognizedBy gptkb:Government_of_India
gptkb:Mandal_Commission
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:Scheduled_Castes
gptkb:Scheduled_Tribes
gptkbp:reservationAppliesTo public sector employment
admissions to central educational institutions
gptkbp:reservationInCentralEducationalInstitutions 27%
gptkbp:reservationInCentralGovernmentJobs 27%
gptkbp:reservationInStateInstitutions varies by state
gptkbp:reservationNotApplicableTo gptkb:government
gptkb:judge
gptkb:military_organization
minority educational institutions
creamy layer OBCs
gptkbp:reviewedBy gptkb:National_Commission_for_Backward_Classes
gptkbp:statewiseLists maintained by state governments
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Gurjar
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5