Other Backward Classes

GPTKB entity

Statements (50)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:group_of_people
gptkbp:abbreviation gptkb:OBC
gptkbp:category reserved category
gptkbp:country gptkb:India
gptkbp:creamyLayerIncomeLimit ₹8 lakh per annum
gptkbp:criteria social and educational backwardness
gptkbp:definedIn gptkb:Article_340
gptkb:Indian_Constitution
gptkbp:excludes creamy layer
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Other Backward Classes
gptkbp:legalBasis gptkb:Constitution_of_India
Supreme Court of India judgments
gptkbp:maintainedBy gptkb:National_Commission_for_Backward_Classes
state backward class commissions
gptkbp:Mandal_CommissionReportYear 1980
gptkbp:notableCommander gptkb:Mandal_Commission
gptkb:National_Commission_for_Backward_Classes
gptkbp:populationPercentageEstimate about 41% (as per Mandal Commission)
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
central government jobs
public employment
state government jobs
admissions to central educational institutions
admissions to state educational institutions
gptkbp:reservationIntroducedYear 1992
gptkbp:reservationNotApplicableTo gptkb:government
gptkb:judge
gptkb:military_organization
creamy layer individuals
gptkbp:reservationStatus 27%
gptkbp:subjectOf Supreme Court cases
affirmative action
political debates
public protests
political representation
social justice policies
demographic research
economic development programs
social mobility studies
caste census
educational scholarships
government welfare schemes
reservation policy reviews
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Bahujan_Samaj_Party
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4