Wednesday, October 08, 2025

Punjab

Meeting of the National Commission for Backward Classes to include Punjab castes in the Central List

PUNJAB NEWS EXPRESS | October 08, 2025 05:05 PM

CHANDIGARH: A government spokesperson informed that the National Commission for Backward Classes (NCBC), New Delhi, will now hold a public hearing on October 14, 2025, at 2:00 PM at UT Guest House, Chandigarh, regarding the inclusion of various castes of Punjab in the Central OBC list of the Government of India.

It is noteworthy that this public hearing was earlier scheduled for October 9, but the date has now been revised to October 14.

The spokesperson said that the objective of this public hearing is to provide an opportunity to representatives of the concerned castes to present their views, facts, and demands directly before the Commission.

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