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Panel submits recommendations on ‘creamy layer’

Bangalore: The National Backward Classes Commission has submitted its recommendations to the Centre on revising the income limit for determining the “creamy layer” while providing reservation in employment, said S. Ratnavel Pandian, Chairperson of the commission.

Speaking to presspersons on the sidelines of a public hearing in Bangalore on Tuesday on the inclusion of castes in the Central list of backward classes, he said it was now up to the Union Cabinet to take up the recommendations for discussion. The recommendations, he clarified, applied only to Article 16 (4) related to employment and was not about reservation in educational institutions.

Recommendations by various State commissions, made during the meeting earlier in New Delhi in which about 24 States participated, have been presented as part of the annexure along with the recommendations, said Mr. Pandian.

Though as many 22 castes and sub-castes were posted for the first day of hearing on Tuesday, only 10 representatives were present.

Some confusion prevailed since some representatives of castes seemed unaware of the purpose of the commission’s sitting in Bangalore. Those representing at least three communities — Dasari, Ghisade and Banna — sought reservation under SC/ST category.

The commission had to explain to them that a separate commission was in place to handle such pleas and it was outside its purview.

A representative of the Dasari community said that the community, which was categorised as a “nomadic tribe” prior to the Havanur commission report, had lost out on all privileges after it was placed in the backward classes category. Ghisade, a community of blacksmiths from Gulbarga, also sought to be classified as Scheduled Caste.

There were also some communities that are too marginalised to even send their own representatives. Kodagu Kapala, for example, was represented by a person from the region who did not belong to the community. He said the community, with less than 700 members, was too backward and was not equipped to make a representation on its own behalf.

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