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The Union cabinet on Wednesday raised the ceiling for the so-called “creamy layer” among the other backward classes (OBCs) and pledged to earmark more categories for availing reservation benefits in the norms.
The move could potentially benefit the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), which heads the Union government. By enhancing the ceiling of the creamy layer annual income criteria to Rs8 lakh from the existing Rs6 lakh it has made more people eligible for reservation benefits. Promising sub-categorization within the OBCs could dilute the benefits currently cornered by dominant caste groups like the Yadavs.
In short, it has the potential to rewrite caste politics, particularly in northern India.
“Under Article 340 we will request the President to set up a committee to make sub-categorization within the OBC list for the purpose of central government employment. The National Commission for Backward Classes had given a similar proposal in 2011,” Union finance minister Arun Jaitley told reporters after the cabinet meeting.
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