Govt confirms 27% OBC reservation in central jobs: Lok Sabha informed

• Central government provides 27% reservation for Other Backward Classes (OBCs) in direct recruitment to civil posts and services.
• Minister of State for Social Justice and Empowerment B L Verma informed the Lok Sabha about the policy.
• The reservation policy is implemented by the Department of Personnel and Training, based on an OM dated 8.9.1993.
• Welfare schemes for OBCs include PM-YASASVI, offering pre-matric and post-matric scholarships, top-class education, and hostels.
• Other initiatives like SHREYAS-OBC provide National Fellowship and interest subsidy on educational loans for overseas studies.