Question : INCOME CEILING FOR OBCS

(a) the criteria fixed for revision of income criterion to exclude Creamy layer from the list of Other Backward Classe (OBCs) in the country;

(b) whether the Government proposes to increase the income limit for availing reservation benefits for OBCs in the country;

(c) if so, the details thereof and the likely increase in the number of OBCs availing the benefits of reservations in Government services and educational institutions; and

(d) the extent to which it would bring equity and greater inclusiveness in the society?

MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF SOCIAL JUSTICE AND EMPOWERMENT (SHRI SUDARSHAN BHAGAT)

(a) The criteria fixed for revision of income criterion to exclude Creamy layer from the List of Other Backward Classes (OBCs) in the country is Consumer Price Index.

(b) No.

(c) Does not arise.

(d) Does not arise.