National Commission for Socially and Educationally Backward Classes

National Commission for Socially and Educationally Backward Classes

Question: When was National Commission for Backward Classes established?
(a) 14 August, 1993
(b) 6 December, 1992
(c) 15 April, 1991
(d) None of the above.
Ans: (a)

  • On 23rd March, 2017, the Union Cabinet approved a National Commission for Socially and Educationally Backward Classes (NSEBC) as a constitutional body.
  • The new panel will replace National Commission for Backward Classes (NCBC) that looks into inclusion or exclusion of other backward castes for quotas, among other issues.
  • The related bill is likely to be introduced in Parliament in the ongoing budget session.
  • By making the new panel a constitutional body, the advice of the commission shall ordinarily be binding upon the central government.
  • National Commission for Backward Classes is an Indian statutory body under the Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment established on 14 August 1993. It was constituted pursuant to the provisions of the National Commission for Backward Classes Act, 1993.

Reference:
http://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/govt-approves-new-national-constitutional-body-for-obcs-with-binding-recommendations/story-xLJCFFXUd5gzFSbyxrmeCK.html
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