TN govt eases income norm for OBC certs
TIMES NEWS NETWORK
Chennai:21.07.2021
Candidates applying for Other Backward Classes (OBC) certificates in Tamil Nadu need not worry about creamy layer criteria as the state government has directed revenue officials and collectors to issue the certificate without insisting on income details. OBC certificates are required for candidates from backward communities to apply for admissions to central educational institutions and jobs.
The July 5 order states that salary and agriculture income need not be taken into account while calculating annual income ceiling of ₹8 lakh for parents of non-creamy layer category. The order, however, does not cover six categories, including people occupying constitutional posts and service and professional categories identified by the Centre in 1993. The move comes amid complaints about some officials raising objections while issuing OBC certificates citing income criteria.
‘There were issues in giving OBC certificates’
The communique was issued by A Karthik, BC, MBC & Minorities Welfare Department secretary.
For instance, an applicant, whose parent earns an annual income of ₹10 lakh that includes ₹7 lakh through salary and agriculture income will still be eligible for OBC certificate as the ₹3 lakh income through other sources alone will be calculated as the annual income. Even if an applicant’s income is ₹25 lakh, so long as the income through sources other than salary and agriculture is under the ₹8-lakh ceiling, they will still be eligible for OBC certificate.
The secretary further said in the letter to district collectors and revenue administration department that it had been brought to the government’s notice that there were issues in giving OBC certificates, hampering benefits offered by the Union government under 27% reservation for OBCs.
So long as the income through sources other than salary and agriculture is under the ₹8-lakh ceiling, they will still be eligible for OBC certificate
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