Creamy layer is a term used in Indian politics to refer to some members of a backward class who are highly advanced socially as well as economically and educationally. They constitute the forward section of that particular backward class – as forward as any other forward class member.[1] They are not eligible for government-sponsored educational and professional benefit programs. The term was introduced by the Sattanathan Commission in 1971, which directed that the "creamy layer" should be excluded from the reservations (quotas) of civil posts. It was also identified later by Justice Ram Nandan Committee in 1993.
The creamy layer (income) criteria were defined as gross annual income of parents from all sources more than 100,000 rupees (₹ or INR defined by Sattanathan committee in 1971) In 1993 when "creamy layer" ceiling was introduced, it was ₹ 1 lakh. It was subsequently revised to Rs 2.5 lakh per annum in (2004), and revised to ₹ 4.5 lakh (2008),[2] Rs 6 lakh (2013)[3][4] and Rs 8 lakh (2017).[5] In October 2015, the National Commission for Backward Classes (NCBC[6]) proposed that a person belonging to Other Backward Class (OBC) with gross annual income of parents up to Rs 15 lakh should be considered as the minimum ceiling for OBC.[7] The NCBC also recommended the sub-division of OBCs into "backward", "more backward", and "extremely backward" blocs and divide 27% quota amongst them in proportion to their population, to ensure that stronger OBCs don't corner the quota benefits.[4][8]
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^"Income limit of 'creamy layer' hiked to Rs. 6 lakh per annum". NDTV. 2013.
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^"OBC creamy layer income limit raised to ₹8 lakh per annum". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 22 September 2017.
^Page no 8 ; points 8,9,10. "Office Memorandum regarding the revision of criterion for Creamy Layer" (PDF). Department of Personnel and Training.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
^Ghildiyal, Subodh (2015). "OBC panel backs off, won't make 'creamy layer' reservation criteria stringent" (online). The Times of India (27 October). Retrieved 26 February 2016.
^Ghildiyal, Subodh (2015). "OBC sub-division, relaxing creamy layer is a must: NCBC tells govt" (online). The Times of India (26 October). Retrieved 26 February 2016.
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