The Government of India has rejected the proposal of the State Government to include Khandayat and Mahalayak castes in the Central list of OBCs. The National Commission for Backward Classes (NCBC) had received a proposal from Odisha for including the two castes in the Central list of OBCs, Minister of State for Social Justice and Empowerment D Napoleon informed the Rajya Sabha in a written reply on Thursday.
Napoleon was replying to a question whether the Odisha Government has sent any proposal for including Khardayat and Mohalayak castes in the Central OBC list. The Minister informed the Rajya Sabha that NCBC, after considering all the materials and evidences produced, had advised not to include the two castes in the list. “The proposal of the NCBC has been accepted by the Centre,” he said.
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