Kolkata (West Bengal) [India], May 19 (ANI): The BJP-led West Bengal government on Tuesday notified 66 communities under the Other Backwards Classes (OBC) category, including several Muslim ...
The notification was issued in compliance with a Calcutta High Court order of May 2024, which struck down the OBC status of several communities in West Bengal, calling it illegal.
The notification said the communities now regularised and brought under a single category will now be eligible for a 7% reservation in government services and posts. West Bengal revises OBC quota from ...