Mandal Commission Timeline
The events talked about in the Mandal Commission Report were:
Timeline |
Key Events |
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1979 |
The Backward Class Commission was set up under the chairmanship of BP Mandal to identify social and economically backward classes of India |
1980 |
The Commission submitted its report and argued that India’s population consists of 52% OBCs and therefore recommended 27% reservation for OBCs in government jobs. |
1980-1989 |
The government was not willing to implement the changes suggested by the Mandal Commission. |
1990 |
Prime Minister VP Singh announced the legal implementation of the Mandal Commission Report. |
1992 |
The implementation was challenged in the Supreme Court and the court under Indira Sawhney vs Union of India upheld the constitutional validity of 27% reservation of OBCs |
Mandal Commission: History, Report, Recommendations and Impact
Mandal Commission: In 1979, the Janata Party government, led by Prime Minister Morarji Desai, established the Mandal Commission, formally known as the Socially and Educationally Backward Classes Commission (SEBC), in India. The commission’s primary mandate was to “identify the socially or educationally backward classes” within the country.
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Table of Content
- Mandal Commission
- Hisotry of Mandal Commission Report
- Mandal Commission Timeline
- Mandal Commission Recommendations
- Merits and Demerits of Mandal Commission Report
- Impact of Mandal Commission Report
- SC Rule in Indira Sawhney Case