(a) whether the representation of OBCs in the municipal corporations, bodies and gram panchayats in the States and Union Territories has been given on the basis of reservation;
(b) if so, the details thereof; and
(c) if not, the reasons therefor?
(a) whether the representation of OBCs in the municipal corporations, bodies and gram panchayats in the States and Union Territories has been given on the basis of reservation;
(b) if so, the details thereof; and
(c) if not, the reasons therefor?
MINISTER OF STATE FOR SOCIAL JUSTICE AND EMPOWERMENT (SHRI KRISHAN PAL GUJJAR)
(a) to (c): Article 243 D of Constitution provides mandatory reservation for SCs, STs and Women in seats and offices of Panchayati Raj Institutions (PRIs). Also as per Article 243 D (6) it has been provided that “Nothing in this part shall prevent the legislature of a State from making any provision for reservation in favour of Backward Classes of citizens”. 17 States have made reservation for OBCs. The names of these States are Andhra Pradesh, Bihar, Chhattisgarh, Gujarat, Goa, Himachal Pradesh, Haryana, Jharkhand, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh, Odisha, Punjab, Rajasthan, Sikkim, Uttar Pradesh and Uttarakhand.