CREAMY LAYER: CABINET, RAISES INCOME LIMIT
[Ceiling raised to Rs. 6 lakh from Rs. 4.5 lakh]Revising the criteria for applying creamy layer criteria for other backward classes (OBCs), the Union Cabinet on May 16, 2013 raised the income limit to Rs. 6 lakh per annum from the existing Rs. 4.5 lakh per annum that will allow more persons to take advantage of reservation benefits for OBCs in government jobs and
admission to Central Educational Institutions.
The decision means that only those OBC families earning over Rs. 6 lakh annually will be out of the purview of reservation benefits the increase Rs.1.5 lakh being done to adjust against rise in consumer price index. The decision, however, does not match the recommendation of the National Commission for OBCs which proposed a dual ceiling of Rs. 12 lakh per annum for urban areas and Rs. 9 lakh for rural areas.
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