(a) whether the Union Government has taken/proposes to take any steps to ensure
benefit of reservation in jobs to Gujjar community of Rajasthan by including it in
the Ninth Schedule to the Constitution;
(b) if so, the details thereof; and
(c) if not, the reasons therefor?
MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF PERSONNEL, PUBLIC GRIEVANCES AND PENSIONS
AND MINISTER OF STATE IN THE PRIME MINISTER’S OFFICE (SHRI V. NARAYANASAMY)
(a) to (c): There is no such proposal under consideration. However, ‘Gujar,
Gurjar’ caste/community is included in Central list of Other Backward Classes
(OBC) for the State of Rajasthan at Entry No.19.