As per details available with the Department-
(i) The following States have provided 27% to OBCs:-
Assam, NCT of Delhi, Goa, Gujarat, Haryana (27% in Class III & IV posts, 10% in Class I & II posts), Odisha, Uttar Pradesh, Chandigarh, Daman & Diu.
(ii) The following States have given more than 27% reservation to OBCs:-
Andhara Pradesh (29%), Bihar (33%), Karnataka (32%), Kerala (40%), Tamil Nadu (50%), Andaman & Nicobar (38%), Puducherry (34%).
(iii) The following States have given less than 27% reservation to OBCs:-
Chhattisgarh (14%), Himachal Pradesh (12% in Category-I posts & 18% in Category-II posts), Jharkhand (14%), Madhya Pradesh (14%), Manipur (17%), Punjab (12%), Rajasthan (21%), Sikkim (21%), Uttarakhand (14%), West Bengal (17%), Dadra & Nagar Haveli (5%).
(iv) The following States have not given any reservation to OBCs:-
Arunachal Pradesh, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Nagaland, Tripura and Lakshadweep.
The reservation policy in State/UT Government services etc. is decided and implemented by the concerned Governments, while keeping in view the interests of the citizens of the State/UT. The Central Government has no role in deciding the reservation policy of State Government.
This information was given by the Minister of State for Social Justice & Empowerment, Sushri Pratima Bhoumikin a written reply in the Rajya Sabha today.
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The 27% reservation for the OBCs is already povided in all the central government educational institutions and appointment to the central government posts. The Parliamentary Standing Committee on OBCs reviews implementation of this reservation periodically.
The schemes being implemented by the Government to ensure Social Justice for the OBCs are:
(i) In matter of direct recruitment to Central Government jobs and in admission to Central Government educational institutions. 27% reservation is available to the OBCs.
(ii) Pre-Matric Scholarship for OBCs – for students of classes I to X.
(iii) Post-Matric Scholarship for OBC students – for students of classes XI and XII.
(iv) Dr. Ambedkar Scheme of Interest Subsidy on Educational Loan for Overseas Studies for OBCs/EBCs.
(v) National Fellowship for OBCs.
(vi) Construction of Hostels for OBC Boys and Girls.
(vii) Assistance for Skill Development of OBCs/DNTs/EBCs.
(viii) Launch of Venture Capital Fund for OBCs.
(ix) Low Interest Loan/Finance Assistance Schemes of National Backward Classes Finance & Development Corporation (NBCFDC) for OBCs.
This information was given by the Minister of State for Social Justice & Empowerment, Sushri Pratima Bhoumik in a written reply in the Rajya Sabha today.
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