Question
Which of the following statements is/are true regarding
Mandal Commission? i. The Mandal Commission was established in India under Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi ii. The mandate was to "identify the socially or educationally backward. iii. The committee used eleven social, economic, and educational indicators to determine backwardness. iv. The members of Other Backward Classes (OBC), were given exclusive access to a certain portion of government Jobs and slots in public universities, and recommended changes to these quotas, by 10%.Solution
The Mandal Commission was established in India in 1979 by the Janata Party government under Prime Minister Morarji Desai with a mandate to "identify the socially or educationally backward. "It was headed by Indian parliamentarian B.P. Mandal to consider the question of seat reservations and quotas for people to redress caste discrimination, and used eleven social, economic, and educational indicators to determine backwardness. In 1980, the commission's report affirmed the affirmative action practice under Indian law whereby members of Other Backward Classes (OBC), were given exclusive access to a certain portion of government Jobs and slots in public universities, and recommended changes to these quotas, by 27%
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