Socially and Educationally Backward Classes (SEBCs): An Expert Committee has been constituted by the Government of India under the Chairmanship of Shri B.P. Sharma (former Secretary, DoPT) on 08.03.2019
Ministry of Social Justice & Empowerment
Expert Committee for revisiting Creamy Layer for OBCS
An Expert Committee has been constituted
by the Government of India under the Chairmanship of Shri B.P. Sharma
(former Secretary, DoPT) on 08.03.2019 to examine the issues related to
Creamy layer equivalence among the Socially
and Educationally Backward Classes (SEBCs).
The Terms of Reference for the Expert Committee are as under:-
I. To examine issues arising from the
implementation of the OM dated 08.09.1993 and to revisit the criteria
evolved by the Expert Committee (Prasad Committee) and thereafter to
give recommendations for redefining, simplifying
and streamlining the concept of creamy layer while keeping in view the
observations of the Supreme Court in the Indra Sawhney case.
II. If then necessary, to give
recommendations for establishing the equivalence of posts of employees
in PSUs etc. mentioned in Category II-C of the OM dated 08.09.1993.
III. To examine the issue of candidates of Civil Services Examination where cases have not been settled.
IV. To examine and recommend whether the
Certificates of Equivalence issued by State Governments in respect of
posts and services under the instrumentalities controlled by the State
Government should be accepted for applying
the test of equivalence for comparability vis-a-vis State Governments
posts while applying the exclusion criterion of creamy layer; if so,
then recommend modalities for issuing such Equivalence Certificates with
adequate safeguards and level of authorities
of State Government for approving such Certificates.
V. To examine the specific cases of
candidates, who had submitted Equivalence Certificates from various
authorities of States, which were not considered in absence of a policy
in this regard in the Civil Services Examination
2017 and to make specific recommendation on each case, whether to
accept the Equivalence Certificate, in consultation with the authorities
of the concerned State Governments to satisfy about the veracity of
such certificates.
VI. Any other matter that is referred to the Committee by the Competent Authority.
The report of the Committee is likely to be received soon.
