GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
MINISTRY OF SOCIAL JUSTICE AND EMPOWERMENT
RAJYA SABHA
UNSTARRED QUESTION NO-516
ANSWERED ON-21.07.2016
RAJYA SABHA
UNSTARRED QUESTION NO-516
ANSWERED ON-21.07.2016
Increase in income limit for OBC non Creamy Layer
516 . Dr. R. Lakshmanan
516 . Dr. R. Lakshmanan
(a) whether any proposal is pending
with Government to increase the income limit for OBC non-Creamy Layer
(OBCNCL) from existing 6 lakhs per annum to 8 lakhs per annum; and
(b) if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor?
(b) if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor?
ANSWER
(a): A proposal to enhance the income
ceiling for Other Backward Classes non-Creamy Layer, is presently under
consideration of the Government.
(b): The income criterion among creamy
layer for Other Backward Classes was first notified at Rs. 1.00 lakh
per annum in September, 1993. This was enhanced to Rs. 2.5 lakh in
March, 2004 and thereafter to Rs. 4.5 lakh in October, 2008 and Rs. 6.00
lakh in May, 2013. The National Commission for Backward Classes has
recommended in 2015 modifications in the various factors for determining
of Creamy Layer among OBCs, including enhancement of present limit. The
matter has been examined in the Ministry of Social Justice &
Empowerment in consultation with other Ministries/Departments concerned,
for taking a view on the enhancement of income ceiling. The level of
enhancement and the revised income ceiling will be notified by the
Government in due course, after approval of the Cabinet.
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