Other Backward Class
Term for socially or educationally disadvantaged group of people in India
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The Other Backward Class (OBC) is a collective term used by the Government of India to classify communities that are "educationally or socially backward". It is one of several official classifications of the population of India, along with general castes, Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes. The OBCs were found to comprise 52% of the country's population by the Mandal Commission report of 1980 and were determined to be 41% in 2006 when the National Sample Survey Organisation took place. There is substantial debate over the exact number of OBCs in India; it is generally estimated to be sizable, but many believe that it is higher than the figures quoted by either the Mandal Commission or the National Sample Survey.
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Union minister Amit Shah attacks Telangana CM A Revanth Reddy over fake videoDelhi police had registered a case on April 28 over the doctored video showing Shah advocating the abolition of reservation for SCs, STs and OBCs, and issued summons to Revanth to appear on May 1,..IndiaTimes - Published | 'If BJP wins, we will scrap Muslim reservation and give it to SC, ST, and OBC,' says Amit Shah in TelanganaIndiaTimes - Published |
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