Term of G Rohini Commission on sub-categorisation of OBCs extended till Jun 20

The Union cabinet today extended the term of a five-member commission, headed by Justice (retd) G Rohini, which is looking into the sub-categorisation of the Other Backward Classes (OBCs), till June 20, an official statement said.

In December, the term of the commission was extended till April 2, 2018.

The commission was formed with the approval of President Ram Nath Kovind on October 2 last year and was stipulated to submit its report within 10 weeks from the assumption of charge by the chairperson, the statement added.

It started functioning on October 11 and has since interacted with all the states and Union territories that have reservation for OBCs and the state backward classes commissions.

The commission has requisitioned data from higher education institutes regarding admission of OBCs in the last three years.

It has also sought last three years' data on recruitment of OBC candidates in government departments, public sector banks and financial institutions to take a call on inequitable distribution of benefits of reservation among the castes or communities included in the central list of OBCs.

Keeping in view the voluminous data obtained from all quarters and the time required for its scientific analysis to prepare a comprehensive report, the commission had sought an extension of its term by 12 weeks, i.e up to June 20.