{"id":46543,"date":"2025-05-06T01:35:19","date_gmt":"2025-05-05T20:05:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/?p=46543"},"modified":"2025-05-17T23:15:23","modified_gmt":"2025-05-17T17:45:23","slug":"jharkhand-completes-obc-data-collection-for-urban-local-body-quotas-under-supreme-courts-triple-test","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/jharkhand-completes-obc-data-collection-for-urban-local-body-quotas-under-supreme-courts-triple-test\/","title":{"rendered":"Jharkhand Completes OBC Data Collection for Urban Local Body Quotas under Supreme Court\u2019s \u201cTriple Test\u201d"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>What\u2019s in Today\u2019s Article?<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Triple Test to Determine Reservation for OBCs in Local Bodies Latest News<\/li>\n<li>What is the \u201cTriple Test\u201d?<\/li>\n<li>Progress in Jharkhand<\/li>\n<li>Survey Methodology and Scope<\/li>\n<li>OBC Population in Jharkhand<\/li>\n<li>Conclusion<\/li>\n<li>Triple Test to Determine Reservation for OBCs in Local Bodies FAQs<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Triple Test to Determine Reservation for OBCs in Local Bodies Latest News<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Jharkhand has completed the data collection process to determine reservation for Other Backward Classes (OBCs) in Urban Local Bodies (ULBs), complying with the Supreme Court-mandated \u201ctriple test\u201d criteria.\u00a0<\/li>\n<li>This marks <strong>a significant step in implementing constitutionally valid OBC reservations<\/strong> in urban governance.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>What is the \u201cTriple Test\u201d?<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>About: <\/strong>The \u201ctriple test\u201d is a legal framework laid down by the Supreme Court in <strong>Vikas Kishanrao Gawali vs State of Maharashtra (2021)<\/strong> to ensure that <strong>OBC reservations<\/strong> in <strong>local bodies<\/strong> are <strong>fair, evidence-based, and within constitutional limits.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>It comprises three steps:<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Constitution of a dedicated commission: <\/strong>A body tasked with <strong>conducting a rigorous empirical inquiry<\/strong> into the backwardness of OBCs in local bodies.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Recommendation-based reservation:<\/strong> Determining <strong>quantum of reservation<\/strong> based on the commission\u2019s findings<strong> to avoid arbitrary or excessive quotas<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Reservation ceiling: <\/strong>Ensuring that <strong>total reservation<\/strong> for SCs, STs, and OBCs<strong> does not exceed 50% <\/strong>of the total seats in local bodies.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Progress in Jharkhand<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Establishment of OBC Commission:<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li>The Jharkhand OBC Commission was constituted in June <strong>2023<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li>Commission members <strong>studied Madhya Pradesh\u2019s implementation <\/strong>of the triple test as a model.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>Data collection timeline:<\/strong> Data collection completed (between December 2023 &#8211; March 2024) and submitted (recently, several districts missed their submission deadlines) to the Commission.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Verification and analysis:<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li>Data will be handed to empanelled institutions like <strong>IIM, Xavier School of Management (XLRI) and Xavier Institute of Social Service (XISS)<\/strong> for <strong>socio-economic and educational analysis.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>A final report will be submitted to the state government post-verification. Based on which, <strong>Jharkhand will determine OBC quotas in the 48 ULBs <\/strong>across the state.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>Administrative bottleneck: <\/strong>The Chairperson&#8217;s post is vacant, and the report cannot be officially submitted without their approval.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Survey Methodology and Scope<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>A door-to-door survey<\/strong> identified OBC voters and their population share in <strong>urban areas only.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Focused on:<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Political representation<\/strong> in urban local bodies in Jharkhand over the last 25 years.<\/li>\n<li>Caste-wise data of elected representatives (MPs, MLAs, Mayors, Panchayat members).<\/li>\n<li>Historical data of winners from general seats in the last two ULB elections.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>Not a caste census: <\/strong>Unlike the all-India caste census, this is <strong>urban-specific<\/strong> and <strong>focused on ULB quota eligibility.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>OBC Population in Jharkhand<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>OBCs constitute <strong>~50%<\/strong> of the state\u2019s population.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Subdivided into:<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>BC-I (Backward Class I): <\/strong>More socially and educationally backward; includes 127 castes.<\/li>\n<li><strong>BC-II (Backward Class II):<\/strong> Relatively better-off; includes around 45 castes.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>Kudmi\/Mahato<\/strong> community is the largest OBC group, accounting for 15% of the electorate.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Conclusion<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Successful implementation of the Triple Test in Jharkhand could <strong>set a precedent for other states to follow<\/strong> in ensuring constitutionally valid and data-driven OBC reservations in local governance.\u00a0<\/li>\n<li>This process not only <strong>strengthens grassroots democracy<\/strong> but also <strong>enhances the inclusivity and representational equity <\/strong>of India\u2019s urban political landscape.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Triple Test to Determine Reservation for OBCs in Local Bodies FAQs<\/h2>\n<p><strong>Q1.<\/strong> What is the &#8220;Triple Test&#8221; laid down by the Supreme Court regarding OBC reservation in local bodies?<\/p>\n<p><strong>Ans.<\/strong> The &#8220;Triple Test&#8221; requires the constitution of a dedicated commission for empirical inquiry, determination of reservation proportion based on its recommendations, and ensuring total SC\/ST\/OBC reservation does not exceed 50%.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Q2.<\/strong> How has Jharkhand progressed in implementing the Triple Test for OBC reservation in Urban Local Bodies (ULBs)?<\/p>\n<p><strong>Ans.<\/strong> Jharkhand has completed OBC data collection across all districts and is preparing a final report through empanelled research institutes.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Q3.<\/strong> How does the recent OBC survey in Jharkhand differ from the nationwide caste census?<\/p>\n<p><strong>Ans.<\/strong> The Jharkhand survey focused only on OBC population and political representation in urban areas, unlike the nationwide caste census which aims to cover all castes across the entire country.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Q4.<\/strong> What is the composition and classification of OBCs in Jharkhand?<\/p>\n<p><strong>Ans.<\/strong> Jharkhand classifies OBCs into BC-I (more backward, 127 castes) and BC-II (relatively better-off, 45 castes), with OBCs forming about 50% of the state population.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Q5. <\/strong>Why is the final report on OBC data in Jharkhand yet to be submitted?<\/p>\n<p><strong>Ans.<\/strong> The final report cannot be submitted because the chairperson&#8217;s post of the Jharkhand OBC Commission is currently vacant.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Source: <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/indianexpress.com\/article\/explained\/explained-politics\/jharkhand-collects-obc-data-triple-test-quotas-9979033\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">IE<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Jharkhand has completed the data collection process to determine reservation for OBCs in ULBs, complying with the Supreme Court-mandated \u201ctriple test\u201d criteria.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":46544,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[18],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-46543","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-upsc-mains-current-affairs","8":"no-featured-image-padding"},"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/46543","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/5"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=46543"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/46543\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/46544"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=46543"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=46543"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=46543"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}