Question: Recently, the ‘creamy layer’ ceiling for OBC reservation has been raised by Central Government to-
(a) 6 lakhs
(b) 7.5 lakhs
(c) 8 lakhs
(d) 9 lakhs
Answer: (c)
Related Facts:
- On August 23rd, 2017, the Central Government raised the ‘creamy layer’ ceiling for OBC reservation from the existing Rs 6 lakh to 8 lakh rupees per annum.
- For the first time in 1993, the ceiling limit for the OBC category was fixed at Rs 1 lakh.
- This increase has been occurred for the fourth time.
- Earlier, it was raised thrice to Rs 2.5 lakh in 2004, Rs 4.5 lakh in 2008 and Rs 6 lakh in 2013.
- Union cabinet approved a proposal for setting up of a Commission under article 340 of the Constitution to examine the issue of sub-categorization of the Other Backward Classes (OBCs).
- The Commission shall submit its report within 12 weeks from the date of appointment of the Chairperson of the Commission.
- The proposed terms of references of the Commission are as follows:
(i) To examine the extent of inequitable distribution of benefits of reservation among the castes/ communities included in the broad category of OBCs, with reference to the OBCs included in the Central list.
(ii) To work out the mechanism, criteria, norms and parameters, in a scientific approach, for sub-categorization within such OBCs, and,
(iii) To take up the exercise of identifying the respective castes/communities/ sub-castes/ synonyms in the Central List of OBCs and classifying them into their respective sub-categories. - It is noteworthy that Nine States of the country viz., Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Puducherry, Karnataka, Haryana, Jharkhand, West Bengal, Bihar, Maharashtra and Tamil Nadu have already carried out sub-categorization of Other Backward Classes.
Reference:
http://pib.nic.in/newsite/PrintRelease.aspx?relid=170173
http://indianexpress.com/article/india/obc-creamy-layer-limit-increased-from-rs-6-lakh-to-rs-8-lakh-4810714/
http://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/creamy-layer-income-cap-for-obcs-raised-to-rs-8l-per-annum-says-arun-jaitley/story-Otgdlzn41jjDBrW41MncrK.html
http://www.theshillongtimes.com/2017/08/24/obc-creamy-layer-bar-raised-to-rs-8-lakh-p-a/
http://zeenews.india.com/india/govt-raises-obc-creamy-layer-ceiling-panel-to-work-out-sub-categorisation-2035539.html