K Laxman Seeks Inclusion of 32 OBC Castes From AP & Telangana in Central List
"These communities, despite their social, educational and economic backwardness, are not treated as OBCs by the Union government for central government jobs and educational institutions, even though they figure in the respective state OBC lists," Laxman said.
Hyderabad: BJP Rajya Sabha member Dr K. Laxman urged the Centre to include 27 OBC communities from Telangana and five from Andhra Pradesh in the Central list, enabling them to access educational and employment opportunities offered by the Union government.
Raising the issue during Zero Hour, Laxman noted that while some OBC castes from Telangana, Andhra Pradesh, Rajasthan, Gujarat and Maharashtra are recognised in their respective state OBC lists - based on their social, educational and economic backwardness, but they remained excluded from the Central list despite recommendations from the National Commission for Backward Classes. He pressed the government to act swiftly, emphasising that these communities receive state-level benefits but miss out on Central schemes, including
admissions to IITs, central universities and jobs in railways, telecom and other institutions. Laxman highlighted that since the Modi government took office, the Centre had extended 27 per cent OBC reservations to Kendriya Vidyalayas, NEET admissions and Navodaya Vidyalayas for the first time-yet these communities are still deprived.
