B . Minorities in the Indian context means minority religions - Muslims, Christians, Jains, Sikhs etc. SC, ST, OBC are not in minority. They are not minority castes, they predominantly belong to Hinduism and are Hindus.
Siddiqui is a family name or surname belonging to the descendants of Abu Bakr, a companion and father-in-law of the Islamic prophet Muhammad through his daughter Aisha. The title "As-Siddiq" (Arabic: ??????) was given to the first Muslim Caliph (one of the Rashidun, or "Rightly guided" Caliphs) Abu Bakr by Muhammad.
Other Backward Class (OBC) are a group of citizens which are classified as a separate group of people, other than Schedule Caste (SC) and Schedule Tribes (ST), by government of India. Whereas Creamy Layer (OBC- B) are considered to be wealthier and educated than OBC- A class of people.
The Government has already provided reservation to some Muslim communities under Other Backward Classes (OBC) category. The State-wise details of Muslim community included in the Central List of OBCs as on 24th August 2010 are as follows: S.no.
Minorities in the Indian context means minority religions - Muslims, Christians, Jains, Sikhs etc. SC, ST, OBC are not in minority. They are not minority castes, they predominantly belong to Hinduism and are Hindus.
Other Backward Class (OBC) is a collective term used by the Government of India to classify castes which are educationally or socially disadvantaged. It is one of several official classifications of the population of India, along with Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (SCs and STs).
PROVIDING SC STATUS FOR DALIT MUSLIMS AND DALIT CHRISTIANS
Article 341 of the Constitution, which came into force on January 26, 1950, provided for Scheduled Castes category. Accordingly, a gazette notification — The Constitution (SC) Order, 1950 — on August 10, 1950 listed the castes under SC category.According to the Dictionary of American Family Names, the Qureshis are descendants of the Quraish, the leading tribe in Mecca at the time of the birth of the Islamic prophet Muhammad (ad 570); Muhammad's father was a member of it.
The Nadar community was not a single caste, but developed from an assortment of related subcastes, which in course of time came under the single banner Nadar. Nadars are classified and listed as a Backward Class by the governments of both Tamil Nadu and India.
Forward caste (referred as General Class/General Category/ Open Category ) is a term used in India to denote social groups that is ahead of other Indians on an average on economic and social front. Forward castes form about 18.8% of the population, the number varying by region.
Backwardness is a lack of progress by a person or group to some perceived cultural norm of advancement, such as for example traditional societies relative to modern scientific and technologically advanced industrialized societies.
Excluding Marathas, the quota for various castes and communities in Maharashtra stands at 52 per cent including Scheduled Castes (13%), Scheduled Tribes (7%), OBCs (19%); Nomadic, Denotified Tribes and Special Backward Category together at 13%.
In 2012, the Cerebral Palsy International Sports and Recreation Association defined this classification as: "BC 2 – These athlete have greater sitting balance than a BC1 athlete and is usually able to pick th ball up from the floor. The athlete can often throw overhand and underhand."
The Constitution of India states in article 15(4): "Nothing in [article 15] or in clause (2) of article 29 shall prevent the State from making any special provision for the advancement of any socially, and educationally backward classes of citizens of or for the Scheduled Castes and the Scheduled Tribes."
Creamy layer is a term used in Indian politics to refer to some members of a backward class who are highly advanced socially as well as economically and educationally. They constitute the forward section of that particular backward class — as forward as any other forward class member.
Saini community is given representation in government jobs and education institutes under Other Backward Class (OBC) category in states of Uttar Pradesh, Punjab, Haryana, Rajasthan and Madhya Pradesh. Sainis also claim themselves to be Mali Rajputs.
In order to identify who qualified as an "other backward class," the commission adopted eleven criteria which could be grouped under three major headings: social, educational and economic. 11 criteria were developed to identify OBCs.
The Constitution (123rd Amendment) Bill, which gives the National Commission for Backward Classes statutory powers, was unanimously passed by the Rajya Sabha on Monday. Gehlot assured the House that the opposition demand for having a woman member in the NCBC will be considered when the rules are framed.
The One Hundred and Second Amendment of the Constitution of India, officially known as the Constitution (One Hundred and Second Amendment) Act, 2018, granted constitutional status to the National Commission for Backward Classes (NCBC).
Economically Weaker Section (EWS) in India is a subcategory of people belonging to the General Category having an annual family income less than ₹8 lakhs and who do not belong to any reserved category such as SC/ST/OBC (central list).
Performa for Other Backward Class (OBC) Certificate. (CERTIFICATE TO BE PRODUCED BY OTHER BACKWARD CLASSES APPLYING FOR ADMISSION TO. CENTRAL EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS (CEIs), UNDER THE GOVERNMENT OF INDIA) This is to certify that Shri / Smt. / Kum.
List of amendments of the Constitution of India. As of January 2020, there have been 104 amendments of the Constitution of India since it was first enacted in 1950. There are three types of amendments to the Constitution of India of which second and third type of amendments are governed by Article 368.
Adhering to Article 340 of the Constitution of India, the First Backward Classes Commission was set up by a presidential order on 29 January 1953 under the chairmanship of Kaka Kalelkar. It is also known as the First Backward Classes Commission, 1955 or the Kaka Kalelkar Commission.
No citizen shall, on grounds only of religion, race, caste, sex, descent, place of birth, residence or any of them, be ineligible for, or discriminated against in respect of, any employment or office under the State.
Mandal Commission was set up in 1979 January by Morarji Desai government to identify the socially or educationally backward classes to consider the question of seat reservations and quotas for people to redress caste discrimination, and used eleven social, economic, and educational indicators to determine backwardness.
