OBC Income limit increased for creamy layer.

TNPSC Current Affairs - September 2017 by TNPSC Guru

The OBC(Other Backward Classes) Income Limit for Creamy layer has been raised to Rs 8 lakh from 6lakh per annum, as per official release. The children of persons having income more than Rs 8 lakh per annum for 3 consecutive years will not get benefit under OBC quota.

About Creamy Layer in OBC:

• Creamy Layer in OBC means, the children of person  having income of more than Rs 8 lakh per annum for 3 consecutive years will not get benefit under 27 % of Other backward Class Quota.
• Article 340 of Indian constitution says, to investigate the condition of the socially and educationally backward classes and suggest measures for their advancement, 2^nd backward classes commission under the chairmanship of B.P Mandal was appointed in 1979.
• The commission recommended the 27% of reservation for OBC, it was implemented in 1990 by V P Singh government.
• Creamy layer was first introduced in 1993 by  kept the limit Rs 1 Lakh  and it was raised to 2.5 Lakh in 2004, Rs 4.5 lakh in 2008, Rs 6 lakh in 2013 and 8 lakh in 2017.