A delegation from the State OBC Commission headed by its chairman Ashok Verma met Chief Minister Harish Rawat on Tuesday and submitted requests for formation of an Other Backward Class Welfare Directorate in Uttarakhand and three-year validity period for OBC caste certificates.
The delegation also talked to the CM about ensuring swift implementation of measures for redressal of problems faced by OBCs as discussed by Verma in a meeting with chief secretary N Ravishankar, additional chief secretary S Raju and other officials on February 4. The Chief Minister is said to have assured the delegation that necessary steps related to backward castes and their upliftment would be take soon.
later during the day, Verma chaired a meeting in which various issues were discussed. It was decided in the meeting that the heads of State backward commissions would be contacted regarding the one-day national conference of backward commissions’ heads proposed to be held during June this year in Dehradun.