(a) whether the Government have received any representation to include Muslims in
OBC list;
(b) if so, the details thereof; and
(c) the steps taken by the Government in this regard?
(a) whether the Government have received any representation to include Muslims in
OBC list;
(b) if so, the details thereof; and
(c) the steps taken by the Government in this regard?
THE MINISTER OF SOCIAL JUSTICE AND EMPOWERMENT (DR. SATYANARAYAN JATIYA)
(a) No, Sir. However, the National Commission for Backward Classes has received
representations for inclusion of Muslims in the Central Lists of OBCs for the
States of Andhra Pradesh, Goa, Karnataka, Kerala, Tripura and Union Territory of
Pondicherry.
(b)&(c) On examination of the representations received referred to in answer to part (a) above, the National Commission for Backward Classes has recommended that the
request of inclusion of Muslims in Goa, Pondicherry and Tripura in the Central
List of OBCs may be rejected and the representations for inclusion of Muslims in
the States of Karnataka and Kerala in the Central List of OBCs may be accepted
by the Government. On due consideration these recommendations of the
Commission have been accepted by the Government.