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.
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