National Socially
and Educationally Backwad commission
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- 123rd constitutional
amendment of constitution has proposed National commission for backward
classes. (Art 338B). Originally constitution of India under art 340 has
recommended for the creation of commission for backward classes.
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New powers
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- Constitutional status
- Similar to ncsc with
respect to powers and functions
- Only one list for OBC
- Parliament to decide
inclusion and exclusion
- It will have
developmental, regulatory (civil court) and distributive functions
- It will also submit yearly
report
- Definition of Socially and
educationally backward classes
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Benefits
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- Transparency
(Parliamentary decision)
- limited political
interference
- More powers
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Issues
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- Composition:
- not diversified like
social scientists etc as provided by Mandal commission
- Effecting the federal
structure
- Recommendation are not
binding
- It brought out OBCs at par
with SC/ST
- Definition may render this
category ineffective due to much broader coverage
- silent on periodic
revision
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Suggestions
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- like in Niti Ayog, where
all state chief ministers are members - all chairmen of state BC
Commissions should be made members of NBC
- development
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Challenges in OBC
reservation
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- not effective
- not readjusted
- spatial and sectoral
variation:
- Politicization
- rising demands
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New
development
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