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NCBC recommends increase in reservation quota for OBCs in West Bengal, Punjab
7 months, 1 week ago

NCBC recommends increase in reservation quota for OBCs in West Bengal, Punjab

The Hindu  

The National Commission for Backward Classes has recommended an increase in the reservation quota for Other Backward Classes in public employment in Punjab and West Bengal. Reservation quota for Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes and Other Backward Classes is 22%, 6% and 17% respectively in respect of services and posts under the control of West Bengal in establishments run or aided …

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Amid low turnout, NCBC chief appeals to OBCs to vote ‘for national interest’
7 months, 2 weeks ago

Amid low turnout, NCBC chief appeals to OBCs to vote ‘for national interest’

The Hindu  

Amidst low turnouts reported in the first two phases of voting, the National Commission for Backward Classes on May 6 issued an appeal on behalf of its Chairperson, Hansraj Gangaram Ahir, asking all voters from Other Backward Class communities to step out and exercise their franchise in the remaining five phases of the ongoing Lok Sabha election. The Chairperson added …

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In mission to trigger review of State OBC lists, NCBC hits a wall of absent socio-economic data
7 months, 2 weeks ago

In mission to trigger review of State OBC lists, NCBC hits a wall of absent socio-economic data

The Hindu  

For the last one year or so, the National Commission for Backward Classes, under the chairmanship of former Union Minister Hansraj Gangaram Ahir, has been focused on triggering a pruning of State OBC lists in a bid to re-evaluate the continued inclusion of communities that might have progressed due to years of accruing benefits. This exercise has led the Commission …

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Why is Karnataka government at centre of controversy over Muslim reservation in OBC quota? Know here
8 months ago

Why is Karnataka government at centre of controversy over Muslim reservation in OBC quota? Know here

India TV News  

Lok Sabha Elections 2024: The Congress-led Karnataka government has caught itself at the Centre of a controversy for including all castes and communities of Muslims in the Other Backward Classes category. Castes in this category are entitled for 15 per cent reservation in government jobs and educational institutions. With this move, the government has made provision for Muslim reservation from …

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NCBC to summon Karnataka Chief Secretary over Muslim OBC quota
8 months ago

NCBC to summon Karnataka Chief Secretary over Muslim OBC quota

The Hindu  

National Commission for Backward Classes Chairperson Hansraj Gangaram Ahir on April 24 said the Commission is going to summon the Chief Secretary of the Karnataka government over the State’s categorisation of the Other Backward Classes quota, which provides for “blanket reservation” to Muslims under Category II-B. Mr. Ahir said the Commission has been evaluating OBC reservations in Karnataka and in …

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Panel slams Karnataka OBC quota for Muslims: 'Against social justice principle'
8 months ago

Panel slams Karnataka OBC quota for Muslims: 'Against social justice principle'

India Today  

The National Commission for Backward Classes has criticised the decision of the Congress-led government in Karnataka to categorise the Muslim community as a backward caste for reservation purposes, saying it undermined the "principle of social justice". The commission said socially and educationally backward castes or communities cannot be treated at par with an entire religion. In Karnataka, all castes and …

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NCBC issues notice to Bengal govt over TMC leader Pijush Panda’s casteist comments against PM Modi
8 months, 2 weeks ago

NCBC issues notice to Bengal govt over TMC leader Pijush Panda’s casteist comments against PM Modi

Op India  

National Commission for Backward Classes has issued a notice to the West Bengal government on Saturday in connection with objectionable remarks against Prime Minister Narendra Modi by Trinamool Congress leader Pijush Panda. “National Commission for Backward Classes has found that TMC leader Pijush Panda used objectionable and casteist remarks against PM Modi. I express my gratitudes to Hon'ble Chairperson of …

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BJP faces dilemma over Rohini Commission report to counter Bihar caste survey findings
1 year, 2 months ago

BJP faces dilemma over Rohini Commission report to counter Bihar caste survey findings

The Hindu  

Published : Oct 19, 2023 11:00 IST - 8 MINS READ The American mathematical historian J.R. Newman says in his book The World of Mathematics that “as far as the laws of mathematics refer to reality, they are not certain; and as far as they are certain, they do not refer to reality”. Highlights The BJP is considering implementing the …

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‘Am I in Bengal or Bangladesh?’: NCBC Head Says Muslims Castes in State OBC List ‘Lop-Sided’
1 year, 6 months ago

‘Am I in Bengal or Bangladesh?’: NCBC Head Says Muslims Castes in State OBC List ‘Lop-Sided’

News 18  

The issue is not with Muslims, but how their castes have increased over time, National Commission for Backward Classes chairman Hansraj Gangaram Ahir told News18 as the ruling Trinamool Congress in West Bengal has accused the BJP of communalising the situation ahead of Panchayat polls. From 2011 till now, more Muslim castes have been added, making it a total of …

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Opposition-ruled States discriminating against OBCs: Bhupendra Yadav
1 year, 6 months ago

Opposition-ruled States discriminating against OBCs: Bhupendra Yadav

The Hindu  

Union Minister for environment and labour Bhupender Yadav on Monday stepped up the BJP’s attack on the Opposition by citing a recent report of the National Commission for Backward Classes to accuse the Rajasthan, West Bengal, Punjab and Bihar governments of discriminating against the Other Backward Classes. The BJP’s attack is significant as many of these parties, the Trinamool Congress, …

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OBC Commission Summons DU College Principal Over Teacher Recruitment
2 years, 3 months ago

OBC Commission Summons DU College Principal Over Teacher Recruitment

News 18  

The Delhi OBC commission has summoned the principal of DU’s Swami Shraddhanand College for allegedly not abiding by the directions of the National Commission for Backward Classes in appointing teachers. College Principal Praveen Garg has been asked to appear before the commission on Monday with an action taken report. The NCBC in 2021 had ordered the college to quash all …

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Prayagraj social institute draws ire after it leaves OBC teacher seats vacant
3 years ago

Prayagraj social institute draws ire after it leaves OBC teacher seats vacant

The Hindu  

The Govind Ballabh Pant Social Science Institute, a constituent institute of the Allahabad University in Prayagraj, is facing a storm for allegedly leaving posts designated for the Other Backward Classes vacant under the ‘None Found Suitable’ category in its latest recruitment drive for teachers. After two law students from the Tata Institute of Social Science, Mumbai, and Delhi University complained …

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Eflu gets Telangana HC nod to recruit teaching staff
3 years, 2 months ago

Eflu gets Telangana HC nod to recruit teaching staff

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: In a relief to English and Foreign Languages University, the Telangana High Court on Tuesday gave a green signal to complete the process of recruitment of professors, associate professors and assistant professors in various departments vide notifications issued in 2019 and 2020. The university sought a relief from the High Court to declare Rule 3.2.7 of the Rules of …

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Why the OBC Bill matters
3 years, 4 months ago

Why the OBC Bill matters

India Today  

On August 10, Lok Sabha passed a landmark bill allowing states to decide who its Other Backward Classes are. The 127th Constitution Amendment Act, 2021, restores the power of states to identify socially and educationally backward classes, usually called OBCs. This bill was necessitated by the Supreme Court’s interpretations of “some provisions in the 102nd Constitutional Amendment Act”, which had …

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Quota Unquote: NCBC Organises First Public Hearing on OBC Reservations at University of Hyderabad
4 years, 1 month ago

Quota Unquote: NCBC Organises First Public Hearing on OBC Reservations at University of Hyderabad

News 18  

The National Commission for Backward Classes organised its first public hearing regarding the representation of OBCs in teaching, non-teaching posts, expenditure on social justice and admissions in research in the University of Hyderabad. Several complaints were raised by the All India OBC Students Association before the NCBC and after that the commission held its first public hearing in the University …

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National Commission for Backward Classes Seeks BHU's Response Over 203 'Missing' OBC Teaching Posts
4 years, 2 months ago

National Commission for Backward Classes Seeks BHU's Response Over 203 'Missing' OBC Teaching Posts

News 18  

The National Commission for Backward Classes has written to Banaras Hindu University Vice Chancellor Rakesh Bhatnagar seeking response on how 203 teaching posts meant for OBC went missing. The teaching staff of Banaras Hindu University were agitated after an RTI filed by a Nagpur-based activist Sanjay Thul exposed the shortfall and wrote to the NCBC highlighting the removal of 203 …

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