The Social Justice Front, Odisha, submitted a memorandum to the Chairman, National Backward Class Commission, during the latter's State visit on Tuesday and raised demands like inclusion of a column in the National Census for caste census of OBCs, formation of OBC Commission in the State, 27 per cent reservation for OBCs in jobs and admission in various courses.
It said the Government of Odisha in a Cabinet Resolution on January 11 moved the Centre for Caste Census of backward classes in the general census 2021. But the proposal was rejected by Government of India on February 5 in Rajya Sabha by Minister of State(Home)Nityananda Rai.
The forum urged the commission to take up the matter with the Union Home Minister and Prime Minister.
The forum also urged to move the Government of India to raise the income limit of creamy layers of Backward Classes to Rs 15 lakh.
It also requested the commission to further activate the the OBC Finance Corporation, that is now lying inactive.