Question

who headed the second backward classes commission in 1979? what was it popularly known as ​

Answer 1

Answer:

Morarji Desai

Explanation:

The Mandal Commission, or the Socially and Educationally Backward Classes Commission (SEBC), was established in India on 1 January 1979 by the Janata Party government under Prime Minister Morarji Desai with a mandate to "identify the socially or educationally backward classes" of India. It was headed by the late B.P.

Answer 2

Answer:

• On January 1, 1979, the Morarji Desai government chose Bindeshwari Prasad Mandal, a former chief minister of Bihar, to head the Second Backward Class Commission.
• Mandal submitted his report two years later, on December 31, 1980.
• By then, the Morarji Desai government had fallen and Indira Gandhi came to power.

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