Govt approves inclusion of more castes in OBC list

Updated on: Friday, July 23, 2010

Government today approved inclusion of more castes in the central list of OBCs for various states, a move it hopes will especially help it reach out to people in Naxal affected states.

Sources said the Union Cabinet has given approval to most additions from Jharkhand and Chhattishgarh in the Other Backward Castes list.

"Inclusion of these communities in the central list of OBCs will enable them to avail benefits of reservation in central government services as well as in central education institutions, thus contributing to the goal of equity and inclusiveness," an official spokesperson said.

Adrakhi Mahato caste of Bihar is one such community, whose inclusion in the central list of OBC for Bihar was approved today.

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