NCBC has dropped its opposition to include salary in deciding ‘creamy layer’
NEW DELHI: In an about face, the National Commission for Backward Classes (NCBC) is learnt to have dropped its opposition to the federal government proposal to include “salary” in the “income test” to determine if an OBC belongs to the “creamy layer”, setting the stage for a serious evaluation of the standards for availing Mandal reservations.
In latest inside conferences, NCBC agreed with the proposal which states that “salaries” will probably be factored in for the “income test” to determine “creamy layer” — the class of OBCs which is seen as “well off” and thus ineligible for 27% job and schooling quotas. Presently, as per the 1993 official memorandum which lays down the norms for creamy layer, “salary” and “agricultural income” will not be a part of the “income test”. The tweaking of the standards to determine the “well-off” among the many OBCs will mark a watershed in the Mandal reservations.
Calculating “gross family income” based mostly on “salary” will make a backward breach the edge past which he’s ineligible for quotas. A remaining resolution is probably going to be taken quickly after which NCBC will convey its view on the cupboard notice moved by the ministry of social justice and empowerment.
Curiously, NCBC seen the proposal in March as inimical to the pursuits of the backward castes and conveyed to the federal government its hostile view in an in depth notice. At the identical time, the Centre proposes to improve the annual revenue ceiling for figuring out the “creamy layer” from the current Rs eight lakh to Rs 12 lakh, a transfer which will probably be beneficial for the OBCs.