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97% of all OBC-quota central govt jobs, benefits go to 25% of its castes

Almost 37 per cent of OBC communities have not a single job or admission seat

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Not all castes among the Other Backward Classes (OBCs), entitled to reservations are reaping the same benefits. The Indian Express reported today that 97 per cent of all jobs and admissions, reserved under the OBC category have been claimed by just under 25 per cent of sub-castes. 983  communities --37 per cent of the total -- did not get a single job or admission, the report said.

Interestingly, just 10 communities in the OBC category have availed of as much as 24.95 per cent of jobs and admissions. As many as 994 OBC sub-castes have a total representation of only 2.68