Question

Why was the mandal commissin set up? where it recommendation?

Answer 1

Mandal Commission was a commission appointed by the Central government in 1978. The Commission was officially known as the Second Backward Classes Commission. It is known as the Mandal Commission, after the name of its chairperson, Bindeshwari Prasad Mandal. The Mandal Commission was set up to investigate and recommend ways to improve the conditions of the backward classes.
It was appointed in order to
(i) determine the criteria to identify the Socially and Educationally Backward Classes (SEBCs) in India.
(ii) to recommend steps to be taken for their advancement. 
The commission gave its report in 1980 and made following recommendations
27% of the government jobs be reserved for the Socially and Educationally Backward Classes.
The report and recommendations were discussed in the Parliament. On 6th August 1990, the , Government of India took a formal decision to implement the recommendations.