In July 2022, the Supreme Court accepted the report of the Banthia Commission. In its report, the commission recommended that OBCs should be given up to _______ reservation in local bodies.

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SSC CGL 2022 Tier-I Official Paper (Held On : 09 Dec 2022 Shift 3)

Answer 1

The correct answer is 27 percent.

Key Points

The report produced by Jayantkumar Banthia Commission, recommended that OBCs should be given up to 27 percent reservation in local bodies.
This report is accepted by court, and it confirmed that OBCs will get 27 percent political reservation in local self-government elections in the state.
In case of direct recruitment to Group C and D posts which normally attract candidates from a locality or a region, the percentage of reservation forSCs /STs is generally fixed in proportion to the population of SCs and STs.

Additional Information

This report made a way for candidates who belong to Other Backward Classes in Local Bodies’ Elections in Maharashtra.
Commission has recommended to provide 27& reservation in local bodies.
This recommendation has been accepted by the supreme court.
As per report, reservation should be provided to OBCs in proportion to their population in each local body.
However, this reservation should not affect the statutory reservation for scheduled castes and scheduled tribes. It is subject to reservation limit of 50%.