The Justice G. Rohini-headed Commission for the sub-categorisation of Other Backward Classes (OBC) caste groups on July 31 submitted its report on the issue to the Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment, nearly six years after the Union government first assigned the task to it — a task that was initially meant to be finished in 12 weeks.
The Commission’s report was submitted on the last day of its functioning on Monday, after it had received up to 14 extensions from the government in the last six years. At first, the government said that the COVID-19 pandemic had slowed down its working. However, after the second wave, the government has been saying that the Commission has been working at finalising its report.
The government had formed the Commission in 2017, to be headed by former Delhi High Court Chief Justice, Justice G. Rohini. The Commission also had as a Member, J.K. Bajaj from the Centre for Policy Studies, along with others.
