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With inflation and the salary of Government employees increasing continuously, the National Commission for Backward Classes (NCBC) has recommended to the Government to raise the economic ceiling for OBC quota to `9 lakh per annum — double the existing ceiling of `4.5 lakh per annum.
“The NCBC has sent its report to Social Justice and Empowerment Minister Mukul Wasnik on September 15. Now, it is upto the Government to take a decision on our recommendations,” sources in the NCBC told The Pioneer.
Those above the ceiling are termed as “creamy layer” among OBCs and they are ineligible to claim reservation in civil posts, services and professional courses.
“The `4.5 lakh ceiling, which was fixed in 2008, is very less. Since then, inflation has sky-rocketed. Moreover, the salary of the Central Government employees has also increased after the implementation of the Sixth Pay Commission’s recommendations,” sources said.
According to rules, the ceiling has to be revised every three years. Before the last ceiling was revised in 2008, the “cut off mark” below the “creamy layer” was `2.5 lakh. The ceiling had been fixed on the basis of the recommendations of the Fourth Pay Commission. The ceiling was Rs one lakh in the year 1993.
The Commission feels that inflation has shot up in the last three years, touching double digit at present. The prices of all essential commodities, including food items, have doubled and the prices of petroleum products have also increased substantially, they feel.
According to the sources, the Commission in its report has also mentioned that the salary of the Central Government employees has increased substantially, threatening to include even a Third Grade bank employee in the creamy layer.
Keeping these factors in view the full Commission, comprising Chairman Justice MN Rao, members RS Kharvendan, Deepak Katole and Shakeel uz zaman Ansari, has recommended to the Government to double the ceiling to at least `9 lakh.
The NCBC has arrived at the conclusion after consulting the State Backward Classes Commissions. “Most of the State Commissions have recommended doubling the ceiling. Some have suggested that it should be increased three and even four times of the present limit,” the sources said.
The Central Government had expedited its efforts in 2008 to revise the economic eligibility for the “economically forwards” among the OBCs after the Supreme Court ordered it to keep the “creamy layer” out of the quota ambit.
The NCBC was thereafter asked to consult all states and recommend a revised cut-off mark to decide the eligibility for OBC quota.
“The NCBC has sent its report to Social Justice and Empowerment Minister Mukul Wasnik on September 15. Now, it is upto the Government to take a decision on our recommendations,” sources in the NCBC told The Pioneer.
Those above the ceiling are termed as “creamy layer” among OBCs and they are ineligible to claim reservation in civil posts, services and professional courses.
“The `4.5 lakh ceiling, which was fixed in 2008, is very less. Since then, inflation has sky-rocketed. Moreover, the salary of the Central Government employees has also increased after the implementation of the Sixth Pay Commission’s recommendations,” sources said.
According to rules, the ceiling has to be revised every three years. Before the last ceiling was revised in 2008, the “cut off mark” below the “creamy layer” was `2.5 lakh. The ceiling had been fixed on the basis of the recommendations of the Fourth Pay Commission. The ceiling was Rs one lakh in the year 1993.
The Commission feels that inflation has shot up in the last three years, touching double digit at present. The prices of all essential commodities, including food items, have doubled and the prices of petroleum products have also increased substantially, they feel.
According to the sources, the Commission in its report has also mentioned that the salary of the Central Government employees has increased substantially, threatening to include even a Third Grade bank employee in the creamy layer.
Keeping these factors in view the full Commission, comprising Chairman Justice MN Rao, members RS Kharvendan, Deepak Katole and Shakeel uz zaman Ansari, has recommended to the Government to double the ceiling to at least `9 lakh.
The NCBC has arrived at the conclusion after consulting the State Backward Classes Commissions. “Most of the State Commissions have recommended doubling the ceiling. Some have suggested that it should be increased three and even four times of the present limit,” the sources said.
The Central Government had expedited its efforts in 2008 to revise the economic eligibility for the “economically forwards” among the OBCs after the Supreme Court ordered it to keep the “creamy layer” out of the quota ambit.
The NCBC was thereafter asked to consult all states and recommend a revised cut-off mark to decide the eligibility for OBC quota.
