Status of Reservation of OBC in Various States

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Government of India
Ministry of Social Justice & Empowerment
14-August-2014 16:22 IST

The details of people benefited from reservation system in the country, which was established on the basis of B.P. Mandal Commission for the upliftment of backward classes in India wherein constitutional provision of 27 per cent reservation was made for them is:

(The details obtained from the DoPT are):

S.No.	Year	OBC
1	2007	196236
2	2008	390286
3	2009	410948
4	2010	447717

The Central Government provides 27% reservation for Other Backward Classes (OBCs) in Central Government services and Central Educational Institutions. The subject matter ‘reservation in the particular State/UT’ squarely relates to services of State/UT Governments concerned.

S. No.	Name State/UT	Reservation Quota for OBCs in States/UTs
1	Andhra Pradesh	Reservation to OBCs in State aided Educational Institutions and in State services is 29%. It is divided among five groups as under: BC-A=7%, BC-B=10%, BC-C=01%, BC- D=07%, BC- E=04%.
2	Arunachal Pradesh	There is no OBC population in the State. Hence there is no reservation for OBCs in the State.
3	Assam	Providing 27% reservation to OBCs in State services.
4	Bihar	The OBCs reservation quota in the State is as follows: BC-II- 12% BC-I – 18% OBCs Women- 03%
5	Chhatisgarh	Providing 14% reservation to OBCs in State services.
6	NCT of Delhi	27% reservation in civil posts and services.
7	Goa	Government of Goa has approved enhancement of OBC quota from 19.5% to 27% .
8	Gujarat	Providing 27% reservation to socially and educationally backward class in State services.
9	Haryana	Providing 27% reservation in class III & IV and 10% in class I & II to OBCs in State services.
10	Himachal Pradesh	Providing reservation @ 12% in Class-I & II and 18% in Class-III & IV posts to the persons belonging to OBC category, in the services of the State.
11	J & K	Providing reservation to Socially and Educationally Backward Classes in direct recruitment as under: (i) Weak & Under Privileged Classes (social castes) 2% (ii) Residents of Areas adjoining Line Actual Line of Control (ALC) 3% (iii) Residents of Backward Areas (RBA) 20%. For appointment by promotion as under : Resident of Backward Area – 10% Actual Line of Control (ALC) – 02% Weak and under privileged Classes – 01%
12	Jharkhand	Providing 14% reservation to OBCs.
13	Karnataka	Providing 32% reservation to OBCs for the purpose of admission to Educational Institutions and in Employment in State Civil Services and Government of Karnataka Undertakings.
14	Kerala	Providing 40% reservation to OBCs.
15	Madhya Pradesh	Providing 14% reservation to OBCs in the State.
16	Maharashtra	Providing reservation to OBCs in State services as under: Special Backward Category 2% Other Backward Classes 19%
17	Manipur	Providing 17% reservation for OBCs in the State.
18	Meghalaya	No community has been recognized as OBCs.
19	Mizoram	There is no OBC in the State. Hence making reservation for OBC in the State does not arise.
20	Nagaland	State of Nagaland does not have OBC.
21	Odisha	Provision for reservation of 27% for Socially and Educationally Backward Classes in the posts and services in the State.
22	Punjab	Providing 12% reservation to Backward Classes in direct recruitment in government employment and 5% reservation in educational institutions.
23	Rajasthan	Providing 21% reservation to OBCs in State services.
24	Sikkim	Reservation in posts and services to be filled up by direct recruitment by OBCs under the State Govt. & Public Sector Undertaking is 21%.
25	Tamil Nadu	Providing reservation to OBCs in the State level Services as under: Backward Classes 26.5% Backward Classes Muslim 3.5% Most Backward Classes/Denotified Community 20%.
26	Tripura	There is no reservation quota for OBCs in the State.
27	Uttar Pradesh	Providing 27% reservation to OBCs.
28	Uttarakhand	Providing 14% reservation to OBCs in State level services.
29	West Bengal	17% of the vacancies are reserved for OBCs in services and posts under the Govt. of West Bengal.
30	A & N Islands	Providing 38% reservation to OBCs.
31	Chandigarh	Providing 27% reservation to OBCs in State services.
32	Daman & Diu	Providing 27% reservation to OBCs in State services.
33	Dadra & Nagar Haveli	Providing 5% reservation to OBCs in State services.
34	Lakshadweep	There is no OBC population in this Union Territory because entire population is Muslim Scheduled Tribe. Hence Nil.
35	Puducherry	Providing reservation to OBCs in State services as under : Most Backward Classes (MBCs) 20% Other Backward Classes (OBCs) 13% Backward Tribes (BT) 1% Total Backward Classes 34%

This information was given by the Minister of State for Social Justice and Empowerment, Shri Sudarshan Bhagat in a written reply to a question in Rajya Sabha here today.

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