Obc List
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Govt raises OBC creamy layer bar to Rs 8 lakh, panel to work out sub-categorisation
India | Aug 23, 2017, 09:42 PM ISTFinance Minister Arun Jaitley on Wednesday announced that the government will soon set up a commission to examine the sub-categorization of Other Backward Classes (OBCs)
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Congress prefers 'minority politics' to OBC welfare: BJP
National | Aug 02, 2017, 12:04 AM ISTBJP today accused the Congress of choosing "minority vote bank politics" over the welfare of the Other Backward Classes.
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Modi Govt to amend constitution to bring NCEBC commission for OBCs
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Centre to bear full cost of coaching for SC, OBC students
India | Jun 19, 2016, 01:53 PM ISTNew Delhi: The entire expenditure incurred by dalit and backward class students on coaching for competitive examinations will now be borne by the Union government, according to the revised Scheme of Free Coaching for SC
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Government mulling quota benefits to OBCs in proportion to population
India | Apr 28, 2016, 09:15 PM ISTNew Delhi: Amid growing population of SC/STs in the country, government today said it is mulling over providing reservation benefits to backward classes in proportion to their population. To concerns over losing of SC/ST status
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Gujarat OBC Commission mulls conducting survey of Patel community
India | Apr 28, 2016, 01:00 PM ISTAhmedabad: In a significant development related to the ongoing Patel quota agitation, the Gujarat OBC Commission has reportedly started a process of preparing a questionnaire for the survey of more than 14 lakh households of
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After Jats and Patidars, now UP Rajputs demand inclusion in OBC category
India | Mar 21, 2016, 11:18 AM ISTAfter Jats and Patidars, now UP Rajputs demand inclusion in OBC category Lucknow: After Jats and Patidars, now Rajputs have raised the pitch for their inclusion in OBC category in Uttar Pradesh, so
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Kapu stir: Committed to reservation for the community, says CM Chandrababu Naidu
National | Feb 01, 2016, 02:06 PM ISTHyderabad: After a stir by Kapu community members seeking reservation under Backward Class category turned violent in Andhra Pradesh, Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu said he is committed to reservation for the community even as
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NCBC pitches for inclusion of poor among upper castes in OBC list
India | Dec 07, 2015, 01:20 PM ISTNew Delhi: Amid rising demand for extension of job reservations for economically backward among upper castes, the National Commission for Backward Classes (NCBC) has said that it can include economically weaker sections in the OBC
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Reservation in public sector has positive impact: Study
India | Feb 05, 2015, 07:12 PM ISTA study by World Development Journal has revealed that reservations in public sector jobs have not affected the productivity or efficiency rather it has had positive impact in some areas.In this path breaking report, impact
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SC, ST, OBC seats in AIIMS faculty not being filled up: Samajwadi Party MPs
National | Dec 10, 2014, 02:59 PM ISTNew Delhi: Alleging that SC/ST and OBC seats in the AIIMS faculty are not being filled up, Opposition SP, BSP and Congress in Rajya Sabha on Wednesday demanded that the on-going faculty appointment process in
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Modi is an OBC, says Gujarat govt citing 1994 notification
India | May 08, 2014, 11:17 PM ISTAhmedabad: Responding to Congress charge that Narendra Modi was a “fake” OBC, Gujarat government today cited its two-decade old notification which says the Modh-Ghanchi (oil-pressers) caste, to which Modi belongs, was included in Other Backward
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Modi a 'fake OBC', claims Congress
National | May 08, 2014, 07:45 PM ISTNew Delhi: Narendra Modi is a “fake OBC”, the Congress today claimed seeking to puncture the BJP's Prime Ministerial candidate's attack on Priyanka Gandhi over her “neech rajniti” barbs and demanded an apology from him.
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OBC certificates to Jat Community
India | May 07, 2014, 08:36 PM ISTNew Delhi: The Revenue Department of Delhi government has introduced the process of issuance of CentralOBC certificates to the Jat Community of Delhi.The reservation for jobs under the Central Government for the Jat Community has
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Supreme Court refuses to stay Centre's decision to include Jats in OBC
India | Apr 09, 2014, 01:50 PM ISTNew Delhi:The Supreme Court today rejected a plea to stay Centre's poll-eve notification to include the Jat community in the OBC list for providing the benefits of reservation, saying there are prima facie material for
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Jats in nine states to get reservation benefit
India | Mar 03, 2014, 09:30 AM ISTNew Delhi: Ahead of Lok Sabha polls, the government tonight decided to include the Jat community in the central list of OBCs in nine states, a move that is expected to benefit about nine crore
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Backward class panel to take call on adding Jats to OBC list
India | Dec 20, 2013, 07:18 AM ISTNew Delhi: The government Thursday asked the National Commission for Backward Classes (NCBC) to take a decision on the inclusion of the Jat community in the central list of Other Backward Classes (OBC).The decision was
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OBC Q3 net profit declines by 8% to Rs 326 crore
Feb 01, 2013, 10:48 AM ISTNew Delhi, Feb 1: State-owned Oriental Bank of Commerce (OBC) on Friday posted 7.8 percent decline in net profit at Rs 326.40 crore for the October-December quarter due to increase in provisioning.The bank had posted
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Ashis Nandy booked under SC/ST Act for remark on dalits
India | Jan 26, 2013, 10:00 PM ISTJaipur, Jan 26: Renowned sociologist Ashis Nandy was on Saturday booked here under the SC/ST Act for his comment at a session at the Jaipur Literature Festival that dalits, tribals and other backward classes (OBCs)
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Govt To Fix Quota For Backward Muslims Within OBC Soon
India | Dec 01, 2011, 07:04 PM ISTNew Delhi, Dec 1: The government is considering giving reservation to backward Muslims within the 27 per cent quota fixed for Other Backward Classes (OBCs) and a decision in this regard will be taken soon,