Mandal Commission was related to what?
The Mandal Commission (officially the Second Backward Classes Commission, 1979) was related to:
Identifying and recommending reservations for Other Backward Classes (OBCs).
Its key recommendations included:
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27% reservation for OBCs in central government jobs.
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Recognizing social and educational backwardness as criteria.
These recommendations were implemented in 1990, leading to major social and political changes, and were later upheld (with modifications) by the Supreme Court in the Indira Sawhney case (1992).
The Mandal Commission, officially known as the Second Backward Classes Commission, was established in India in 1979 by the Janata Party government under Prime Minister Morarji Desai. Chaired by B.P. Mandal, the commission was tasked with identifying socially and educationally backward classes in India. Its main objective was to determine criteria for identifying these classes and recommend measures for their advancement. The commission identified about 3,743 castes as socially and educationally backward, comprising roughly 52% of India’s population, excluding Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes.
The Mandal Commission recommended that members of the Other Backward Classes (OBCs) be granted reservations amounting to 27% of jobs in central government services and public sector undertakings, in addition to the existing reservations for Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes. This was aimed at promoting social justice by improving access to education and employment opportunities for these backward classes. Its recommendations were implemented in 1990, leading to significant socio-economic and political impact in India.
The Mandal Commission was related to identifying socially and educationally backward classes in India and recommending affirmative action (reservations) to improve their social and economic status through government jobs and educational opportunities.
