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 RajyaSabha today.  Source:pib