Obc Reservation
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West Bengal reduces OBC reservation to 7%, 66 castes regularised in big revision of quota list
May 19, 2026 22:27 ISTAccording to the Bengal government, the earlier system provided 10 per cent reservation under the OBC Category A and 7 per cent under OBC Category B. Under the revised policy, only a total of 7 per cent reservation will remain in force.
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BJP and RSS will scrap reservation by 2025, says Telangana CM and Congress leader Revanth Reddy
April 25, 2024 18:09 ISTTelangana Chief Minister and Congress leader Revanth Reddy has linked BJP's goal of 400 seats with the scrapping of reservations and referred to these general election as a referendum on SC, ST, BC reservations.
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'Islamisation of India': CM Yogi on Congress-led Karnataka govt move to include Muslims in OBCs
Karnataka | April 25, 2024 12:59 ISTEarlier in an election rally, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said when the BJP government in Karnataka got an opportunity, it abolished the Muslim quota created by the Congress government out of the reservation for the Scheduled Castes and Tribes.
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'OBC quota will not be diluted while giving reservation to Maratha community', says CM Eknath Shinde
Maharashtra | September 29, 2023 23:33 ISTMaharashtra: After attending a meeting of the representatives of the OBC community, CM Eknath Shinde asserted that "there will be no injustice to OBC or other communities."
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'Reservation for Marathas won't affect OBC quota', assures Maharashtra Deputy CM Fadnavis
Maharashtra | September 16, 2023 20:13 ISTMaratha reservation row: Deputy CM on Saturday stressed that the state government is seeking to restore the reservation for the Maratha community which is different from the OBC quota.
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Rajasthan CM Gehlot announces 6% additional reservation to most backward castes among OBCs
Rajasthan | August 21, 2023 14:51 ISTThe will be in addition to the 21 percent reservation the state already provides to to Other Backward Classes (OBCs).
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Supreme Court stays Allahabad HC order on OBC reservation for Uttar Pradesh civic body elections
India | January 04, 2023 17:20 ISTHearing the matter, Chief Justice of India (CJI) DY Chandrachud said the state government will be at liberty to issue delegation and financial powers to ensure that the administration of local bodies is not hampered.
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UP OBC reservation row: Yogi govt moves SC; Akhilesh Yadav demands special assembly session
India | December 29, 2022 18:48 ISTOBC reservation in UP: Opposition leader and Samajwadi Party president Akhilesh Yadav asked the state government to convene a special session of the assembly to discuss the issue of reservation for OBCs in urban local body polls.
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Keshav Maurya's big attack on Akhilesh Yadav, said- 'SP leaders are insulting me'
News | December 29, 2022 14:31 ISTOBC Reservation: UP Deputy Chief Minister Keshav Prasad Maurya accused the leaders of Samajwadi Party and said that SP leaders are insulting me. OBC Deputy Chief Minister is not acceptable to Akhilesh Yadav.
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UP govt appoints 5-member panel on OBC reservation in urban local body polls despite court setback
India | December 28, 2022 20:38 ISTOBC reservation in UP: Justice (Retd) Ram Avtar Singh will head the panel, which will also include two retired Indian Administrative Service officers Chaub Singh Verma and Mahendra Kumar and former legal advisors to the state Santosh Kumar Viskarma and Brajesh Kumar Soni.
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Supreme Court's nod to OBC reservation in Madhya Pradesh panchayat election
India | May 18, 2022 15:34 ISTThe court had earlier directed the State Election Commission to issue an election program without any further delay on the basis of the wards as per the delimitation done in the concerned local bodies where the elections had become due.
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Madhya Pradesh govt orders implementation of 27% OBC reservation in recruitment
India | September 03, 2021 16:07 ISTAn order issued by the Madhya Pradesh Government's General Administration Department on the clarification regarding stay orders granted by the High Court in the cases relating to OBC reservation.
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Reservation for OBC, EWS in medical seats to help in UP polls: BJP
India | July 31, 2021 8:51 ISTUnion government's decision to provide reservation to OBC and EWS in medical education seats will help the party in the Assembly polls, claimed BJP leaders.
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OBC quota issue: Maharashtra Assembly passes resolution to seek 2011 census data from Centre
India | July 05, 2021 14:51 ISTThe Maharashtra Legislative Assembly on Monday passed a resolution urging the Centre to provide the 2011 census data to enable the State Backward Class Commission to prepare an empirical data of the OBC population.
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OBC resolution to be moved by Maha govt in Legislature 'misleading': Fadnavis
India | July 05, 2021 13:49 ISTThe Supreme Court earlier this year quashed quota for the Other Backward Classes (OBCs) in local bodies after observing that the total number of seats earmarked for various communities.
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OBC reservation to be introduced in Sainik schools from 2021-22: Defence Secretary
Education | October 30, 2020 18:45 ISTDefence Secretary Ajay Kumar on Friday said 27 per cent seats in Sainik schools will be reserved for other backward classes (OBCs) from the academic session of 2021-22.
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Jat activists start dharna for 27 pc reservation
India | March 10, 2013 7:26 ISTMathura (UP), Mar 10: Indefinite dharna by Jat activists, who are demanding 27 per cent reservation for their community in government jobs under OBC category, yesterday started here amid tight security.The protesters, under the banner
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Centre to challenge court order on minorities' sub-quota
Politics | May 29, 2012 18:55 ISTNew Delhi, May 29: The Centre will challenge in the Supreme Court the order of the Andhra Pradesh High Court striking down its 4.5 per cent sub-quota to minorities within OBC reservation in central educational
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Jat Protesters Block Rail Traffic In Haryana
India | February 22, 2012 11:57 ISTHisar, Haryana, Feb 22: Jat protesters continued their protests on the rail tracks here for the fourth day today after talks broke down yesterday ober OBC reservation for Jat community. Haryana minister Randeep Singh Surjewala
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