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National Commission for Backward Classes (NCBC)

Source:  TH Subject: Polity Context: The NCBC has recommended excluding 35 communities—mostly Muslim—from West Bengal’s Central OBC list, following its scrutiny of OBC inclusions made in 2014. About National Commission for Backward Classes (NCBC): What it is? A constitutional body under Article 338B, mandated to safeguard the rights and ensure the welfare of Socially and …

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Bill to Restore States’ rights to specify OBC groups

GS Paper 2: Topics Covered: Important constitutional amendments.   Context: The Constitution 127th Amendment Bill, 2021 was passed with unanimous support in Lok Sabha, recently. The Bill amends the Constitution to allow states and union territories to prepare their own list of socially and educationally backward classes.   Need for: On May 5, while scrapping a …

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