The Union Cabinet on June 24, 2020 approved the extension of the term of the Commission to examine the issue of Sub-categorization of Other Backward Classes, by 6 months i.e. upto 31.1.2021. The Commission is likely to make recommendations for benefit of marginalized communities in the Central List of OBCs.
Benefits
All persons belonging to the castes/communities which are included in the Central List of SEBCs but which have not been able to get any major benefit of the existing scheme of reservation for OBCs in Central Government posts & for admission in Central Government Educational Institutions would be benefitted.
Commission on Sub-categorization of Other Backward Classes
The Commission was constituted under article 340 of the Constitution with the approval of President on October 2, 2017.
The Commission, headed by Justice (Retd.) Smt. G. Rohini commenced functioning on 11th October, 2017 and has since interacted with all the States/UTs which have subcategorized OBCs, and the State Backward Classes Commissions.
