What percentage of Hindus are OBC?

In a reply to a question in Lok Sabha, Union Minister Jitendra Singh informed that as in January 2016, the percentage of OBCs in central government services is 21.57\% and has shown an increasing trend since September, 1993….Kalelkar Commission.

What is the category of Hindu?

Hinduism is the dominant religion of the Indian subcontinent, and consists of many diverse traditions. It includes Shaivism, Vaishnavism and Shaktism among numerous other traditions, and a wide spectrum of laws and prescriptions of “daily morality” based on karma, dharma, and societal norms.

Who is considered as OBC?

Full form of OBC is Other Backward class. Though Schedule class and Schedule tribes too avail the advantages presented to them by the government. Other Backward Class Category is divided into two categories namely creamy layer OBC and non-creamy layer OBC by the government of India.

Which caste is higher in OBC category?

The Koeri, Kurmi, Yadav and Bania are categorised as the upper-backwards amongst the Other Backward Class group; while the various other caste groups which constitutes the OBC, a group comprising 51\% of the population of state of Bihar, has been classified as lower backwards.

When did OBC reservation start in India?

Though the Mandal Commission Report (Mandal) was kept under wraps for years, on 7 August 1990, then Prime Minister Vishwanath Pratap Singh announced that Other Backward Classes (OBCs) will get 27\% reservation in jobs in Central Services and Public Sector Undertakings (PSUs).

Does Reddy belong to OBC?

Only the Telugu Reddy-Reddy of Karnataka belong to OBC which is called 3A in Karnataka.