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‘There is no economically backward class in West Bengal’

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Posted: Aug 11, 2008 at 0330 hrs IST

Kolkata, August 10 The Left Front government does not feel the need for a survey by the National Commission for Economically Backward Classes (EBCC).

The Commission is currently preparing a report on the condition of the economically backward classes, which have not been covered by the existing reservation policy. The report will be submitted to the Centre.

Justifying the state government’s decision, Backward Classes Development Minister Jogesh Chandra Burman said all the 65 backward communities in West Bengal have been included in the OBC category. “In my knowledge there is no other community left. So, there is no reason for the survey,” said Burman.

Recently, a three-member team of the EBCC led by its Chairman Maj Gen (Retd) S R Sinho met Chief Minister Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee to assess the situation in the state with regard to the commission’s terms of reference.

Top officials of the department were also present at the meeting which was attended by commission’s member secretary Mahendra Singh and another member Narendra Kumar .

“In the meeting, our officers clearly stated that there might be people who are economically backward in all the communities but economically backward communities are enlisted in the OBC list,” said Burman. The commission was set up by the Centre to study the status of the classes, which are not covered by the existing reservation policy and suggest criteria for the identification of economically backward classes and quantum of reservation for such classes on the basis of their economic backwardness.

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