OBCs in Government Services

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Government of India

Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances & Pensions 

OBCs in Government Services 

As per information received from various Ministries/ Departments till date, the representation of Other Backward Classes (OBCs), as on 01.01.2013, in 69 Central Government Ministries/Departments was 5,23,721 which is 17.74% of 29,52,080 employees. 

The reasons for lower representation of Other Backward Classes in services are identified as under-:

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Other Backward Classes(OBCs) in Government Jobs

   As per information received from various Ministries/ Departments, the Group- wise representation of Other Backward Classes (OBCs) in Central Government services as on 1.1.2011 is as under:-

Groups	Numbers of OBCs	Percentage of OBCs
A	5357	6.9
B	13,897	7.3
C	3,46,433	15.3
(erstwhile) D	81,468	17.0

   Reservation to Other Backward Classes (OBCs) in Central Government services is provided at the rate of 27% in case of direct recruitment on all India basis by open competition.   In case of direct recruitment on all India basis, other than by open competition, reservation for OBCs is provided at the rate of 25.84%.

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