Inclusion of Some Castes in SCs/STs/OBCs List

Advice of the National Commission for Backward Classes (NCBC) has been received for inclusion of 56 Castes/communities in the Central list of OBCs for the following States and Union Territories:

Name of State/UT	No. of Castes/Communities
Goa	1
Himachal Pradesh	5
Tamil Nadu	5
West Bengal	37
Jharkhand	1
Maharashtra	2
Delhi	4
Puducherry	1
Total	56

          NCBC`s advice in the above cases is being processed.

          Proposals have been received for inclusion of 46 communities in the list of Scheduled Castes in 9 States, and for inclusion/modification in respect of 240 communities in the list of Scheduled Tribes in 20 States/Union Territories. These are being processed as per the prescribed modalities.

This information was given by the Union Minister of Social Justice and Empowerment, Shri Mukul Wasnik in a written reply to a question in Rajya Sabha today.

Source : PIB