Advice
of the National Commission for Backward Classes (NCBC) has been received for
inclusion of 56 Castes/communities in the Central list of OBCs for the
following States and Union
Territories:
|
Name of State/UT
|
No. of Castes/Communities
|
|
Goa
|
1
|
|
Himachal Pradesh
|
5
|
|
Tamil Nadu
|
5
|
|
West Bengal
|
37
|
|
Jharkhand
|
1
|
|
Maharashtra
|
2
|
|
Delhi
|
4
|
|
Puducherry
|
1
|
|
Total
|
56
|
NCBC's advice in the above cases is being processed.
Proposals
have been received for inclusion of 46 communities in the list of Scheduled
Castes in 9 States, and for inclusion/modification in respect of 240
communities in the list of Scheduled Tribes in 20 States/Union Territories.
These are being processed as per the prescribed modalities.
This
information was given by the Union Minister of Social Justice and Empowerment,
Shri Mukul Wasnik in a
written reply to a question in Rajya Sabha today.
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SKS