Government has decided to categorise the backward classes into two categories depending on their relative backwardness and make separate provisions for reservation in services and posts
State Government has conducted sample survey to ascertain the relative backwardness of the classes included in the lists of other backward classes of West Bengal.
Amendment of Schedule A of West Bengal Backward Classes (Other than Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Reservation of Vacancies in Services and Posts) Act, 2012.
Amendment of the list of the backward classes for the purposes of the West Bengal Commission for Backward Classes Act, 1993 as specified vide Notification No. 346-TW/EC/M-6/82(1), dated the 13th July, 1994. Serial No. 11 is modified.
Government of West Bengal has conducted a sample survey to ascertain the relative backwardness of the classes to be included in the list of backward classes.
Governor is pleased hereby to increase the percentage of reservation for Other Backward Classes in West Bengal to 17% providing 10% reservation for Category-A and 7% for Category-B respectively.
WHEREAS by Backward Classes Welfare department’s Notification No. 1673-BCW dated 11.05.2012, the Backward classes were specified and categorized in the list below.
The powers and functions of the Commission have been vested as per the provisions of the West Bengal Commission for Backward Classes Act,1993. The Act has been in the process of amendment from time to time.
Governor is pleased hereby to constitute, with immediate effect, the West Bengal Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes and Other Backward Classes Development and Finance Corporation, with the following members for carrying out the functions.
Governor is pleased hereby to sub-categorise being ‘Category-A’ and ‘Category-B’, wherein Category-A classes would mean ‘More Backward’ and Category-B classes would mean ‘Backward’ within the “backward classes”.