Gandhinagar: Gujarat government's Social Justice and Empowerment department has in a resolution signed on Friday decided to replace the word Thakarda with Thakor in the Other Backward Class(OBC) list. The department has asked to make this replacement across all government records. Lok Sabha member from Patan Bharatsinh Dabhi who is Thakor by caste had made representation before the State government, demanding such replacement. In a decision signed by joint secretary GP Patel, it is said th...Read More

Gandhinagar: The Gujarat government has concluded its assessment of the report submitted by the Justice (retired) K S Jhaveri Commission, which pertains to establishing OBC reservations in local body elections. The commission's recommendations will soon be endorsed, said Minister of Law and Justice, Rushikesh Patel on Wednesday while interacting with the press after the weekly cabinet meeting. Commenting on the Congress party's apprehension regarding the government's lack of action on the com...Read More

Gandhinagar: Retired Justice KS Jhaveri handed over the report of an independent commission formed by the State government to decide the percentage of reserved seats for the Other Backward Class (OBC) in the local bodies of self-governance. The commission was formed as per the Supreme Court directive to decide local body-wise reservations. The elections for 7100 Panchayats, 75 Municipalities, 2 District Panchayats, and 18 Taluka Panchayats are pending over this issue and the Government has a...Read More

  -- રાજ્યમાં તમામ જિલ્લાઓને ચાર ઝોનમાં વહેંચી આયોગ દ્વારા રૂબરૂમાં રજૂઆતો સાંભળીને અભિપ્રાય લેવાયા -- ગાંધીનગર ખાતે રાજ્યના માન્ય અને અમાન્ય રાજકીય પક્ષોના પ્રતિનિધિઓ સાથે બેઠક યોજી ...Read More

Gandhinagar: Gujarat Chief Minister today announced formation of a commission led by Retired Justice KS Zaveri for making decision on representation of Other Backward Class (OBC) in local bodies of self governance. The independent commission will collect and analyze the data and take decisions on the seats reserved for OBC as per the directive by the Supreme Court. Read More

New Delhi: 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...Read More

Bhavnagar: Sihor Maru Kansara Gnati trust here has demanded OBC (Other Backward Class) status for Kansara community in Gujarat. A memorandum in this regard was submitted to Sihor prant-officer and mamlatdar. The Kansara community in Gujarat has been demanding OBC category inclusion and memorandums have been recently submitted to various authorities such as Chief Minister, district collectors, prant officers and mamlatdars. The Kansara organization claimed that only 20 percent people of t...Read More

New Delhi: National Commission for Backward Classes (Repeal) Bill, 2017 was passed by Rajya Sabha on Monday. Union Minister for Social Justice and Empowerment Shri Thaawarchand Gehlot moved in Rajya Sabha the Constitution (One Hundred and Twenty Third Amendment) Bill, 2017 and the further Amendments made by the Lok Sabha. This Amendment Bill is to repeal the National Commission for Backward Classes Act, 1993 as passed by the Lok Sabha. The Bill was passed by the Rajya Sabha with an Amendment ...Read More