‘Wealth test’ tweak to help determine OBC creamy layer?
Subodh.Ghildiyal@timesgroup.com
New Delhi 15.03.2019
The law ministry has said that “salary” and “agricultural income” should not be included in the “wealth test” of OBCs whose parents work in PSUs and banks, to determine if he belongs to the “creamy layer” — an opinion which can upend the Centre’s stance on the issue which has created a permanent source of career crisis for the youth of this category.
Agreeing with the law ministry’s opinion, Parliament’s “committee on welfare of OBCs” has told the Centre that it should ensure that “salaries” and “agri income” are not considered in the “wealth test” for any category of OBCs.
“Creamy layer” is the section of backward castes which is considered economically advanced and ineligible for reservations.
The department of personnel and training has been treating the OBCs from PSU background differently from those working in state or central governments.
The guiding charter (1993 OM) has laid down that Group A and Group B (with caveats) are ineligible for quotas while others are eligible provided their annual income is not above ₹8 lakh. It states that annual income does not include the “salaries” of parents and “agricultural income”.
The department of personnel and training has been treating the OBCs from PSU background differently from those working in state or central governments
Subodh.Ghildiyal@timesgroup.com
New Delhi 15.03.2019
The law ministry has said that “salary” and “agricultural income” should not be included in the “wealth test” of OBCs whose parents work in PSUs and banks, to determine if he belongs to the “creamy layer” — an opinion which can upend the Centre’s stance on the issue which has created a permanent source of career crisis for the youth of this category.
Agreeing with the law ministry’s opinion, Parliament’s “committee on welfare of OBCs” has told the Centre that it should ensure that “salaries” and “agri income” are not considered in the “wealth test” for any category of OBCs.
“Creamy layer” is the section of backward castes which is considered economically advanced and ineligible for reservations.
The department of personnel and training has been treating the OBCs from PSU background differently from those working in state or central governments.
The guiding charter (1993 OM) has laid down that Group A and Group B (with caveats) are ineligible for quotas while others are eligible provided their annual income is not above ₹8 lakh. It states that annual income does not include the “salaries” of parents and “agricultural income”.
The department of personnel and training has been treating the OBCs from PSU background differently from those working in state or central governments
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