What were the suggestions laid down by mandal commission
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Mandal Commission was set up on Jan 1
in year 1979 by then Prime Minister Late Sri Morarji Desai. The
commission was headed by then Member of Parliament Bhindeswari Prasad
Mandal from Bihar. Mandal commission was started and pushed forward by
National Janata Party.
The Mandal commission was set up to identify in the country,
various socially, economically and educationally backward castes and
classes. The people belonging to these castes and classes were to be
classified under OBC or Other Backward Classes.
OBC were recommended for 27% reservation in
jobs in the government offices and public sector
undertakings. The OBC recommended for relaxation of the
upper limit for age for candidates belong to these classes. The
idea is to give a social lift upwards to the other backward classes.
Also the commission recommended for a gross change in the way
other castes and society looks at the people from OBCs. Commission felt that
OBC were discriminated over ages. They were not given their share in the
society. Commission recommended their upliftment in many other ways other
than just reservations. Even in elections and seats for people's
representatives OBC have reservations.