He said a notification has been issued to reserve government jobs under this policy which also classified the backward classes into two separate groups.
This move takes reservation up to 45 per cent in West Bengal.
Around 3.15 crore people constituting 39 per cent of the State's population are under OBC classification.
While one section called ‘more backward' would get a 10 per cent reservation, the other section classified as ‘backward' would get seven per cent quota. Of the 56 groups under ‘extra backward' category, 49 belong to the Muslim communities, West Bengal Minister for Backward Classes Development Jogesh Burman said.
The sub-grouping has been done based on a sample-study conducted by the Anthropology Department of the Calcutta University. The study pertained to a survey of 1.1 lakh households.
On the timing of the announcement, Mr. Bhattacharjee said at a press conference: “It is merely coincidental. This has no connection with the (ensuing) elections; we have done this from our social obligation”.
The Chief Minister said that while the certificates would be given from Monday, following the official decision, block-level camps would be organised by the State Government on October 8 and 11 to take the decision to the people while also distributing certificates.
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