National Socially and Educationally Backwad commission


National Socially and Educationally Backwad commission
  • 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.
New powers
  • 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
Benefits
  • Transparency (Parliamentary decision)
  • limited political interference 
  • More powers 
Issues
  • 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
Suggestions
  • like in Niti Ayog, where all state chief ministers are members - all chairmen of state BC Commissions should be made members of NBC
  • development
Challenges in OBC reservation
  • not effective
  • not readjusted
  • spatial and sectoral variation: 
  • Politicization
  • rising demands
New development 
  • New committee
    • sub categorization

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