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Twenty-seven percent representation of OBCs is not being reflected in Group A, B and C posts in the Government of India

Get latest articles and stories on India at LatestLY. Twenty-seven per cent representation of OBCs is not being reflected in Group A, B and C posts in the Government of India and such variance defies the welfare-oriented vision behind the reservation policy, a parliamentary panel has noted. India News | 27% OBC Representation Not Reflected in Group A, B, C Posts in GoI: Parl Panel.

Two-time bihar chief minister karpoori thakur, considered the fountainhead of obc politics in bihar, has been named for the country’s highest civilian award bharat ratna posthumously, a rashtrapati bhawan communique said on tuesday on the eve of his birth centenary. thakur, who passed away in 1988, was the first non-congress socialist leader who became chief minister twice -- first for seven months in december 1970 and later for two years in 1977. “the president has been pleased to award bha...

Thakurs tenure as chief minister is best remembered for implementation of the recommendations of the Mungeri Lal Commission, whereby quotas for backward classes were introduced in the state in 1978. This panel was the forerunner of the Mandal Commission. Both Mungeri Lal and B P Mandal were from Bihar, which has a long history of socialist struggles.

Bharat Ratna is a deserved honour for Thakur. But will the Modi government replicate his policy and introduce a specific quota for the MBCs, a reform that would make a caste census even more necessary?

Karpoori Thakur, a key figure in Bihars OBC politics and two-time chief minister, has been awarded Bharat Ratna, Indias highest civilian award, on the eve of his birth centenary. Known as Jan Nayak (peoples leader), Thakur served twice as chief minister, breaking the Congress stronghold. Thakurs legacy includes championing social justice through quotas and advocating for the marginalized.

Thakur was awarded Bharat Ratna posthumously

India News: Late former Bihar CM Karpoori Thakur, pioneer of OBC politics, to be posthumously awarded Bharat Ratna on his birth centenary. Thakur was the first no

Chosen for the countrys highest civilian award Bharat Ratna a day ahead of his birth anniversary, Karpoori Thakur has been the veritable Jan Nayak or peoples hero of politics in Bihar, whose legacy parties cutting across ideologies seek to claim.

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