Kerala likely to face fresh challenge in drawing up SEBC list
The Hindu
It remains to be seen if LDF govt will maintain status quo or disturb the equilibrium
KOZHIKODE Kerala is likely to face a new challenge in drawing up its list of Socially and Economically Backward Classes (SEBC), with both Houses of Parliament adopting the Bill that restores the rights of States to maintain their Other Backward Classes (OBC) list. It remains to be seen whether the Left Democratic Front (LDF) government will maintain status quo or disturb the equilibrium after the Kerala High Court recently put on hold its decision to include the Christian Nadar community in OBC category. At present, the grouping of OBC mentioned in the Kerala Public Service Commission are Ezhavas, Thiyyas and Billavas; Muslims; Latin Catholics and Anglo Indians; Nadars (Hindu Nadars and Nadars included in South India United Church (SIUC) Scheduled Caste Converts to Christianity; Viswakarmas and Dheevaras.
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