Question : CREAMY LAYER OF OBC .

(a) the present terms and conditions for determining creamy layer to exclude a family of backward class from the benefits of reservation under the Other Backward Classes (OBCs) category;

(b) whether the income from salary and agriculture of an individual has been excluded from the ceiling of Rs. 6 lakh annual income to determine the creamy layer and if so, the details thereof;

(c) whether the income of parents only is taken into consideration to determine the creamy layer of a family and if so, the details thereof;

(d) the existing criterion followed by the Government for revision of income ceiling to determine the creamy layer status of a family in the country;

(e) whether the Government has any proposal to enhance the ceiling of income to determine the creamy layer status of a family; and

(f) if so, the details thereof?

Minister of State in the Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions and Minister of State in the Prime Minister’s Office. (DR. JITENDRA SINGH)

(a): The terms and conditions for determining creamy layer for Other Backward Classes (OBCs) have been laid in the Schedule to the Office Memorandum No. 36012/22/93-Estt(SCT) dated 8th September, 1993.

(b) & (c): For determining the creamy layer status, income of the parents and not of the individual is taken into account.

(d): The increase in the income limit to exclude Creamy Layer is in keeping with the increase in the Consumer Price Index.

(e) & (f): The income limit to determine the creamy layer had been raised from Rs.4.5. Lakhs to Rs.6 lakhs only in May 2013.