Chhattisgarh is committed to give 27 percent reservation to Other Backward Classes (OBCs), which is their right, and their interests will not be ignored, Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel declared on Sunday.
He was addressing a division level conference of OBCs at Lalbagh in Jagdalpur, Bastar.
The Chief Minister, himself from the OBC, said the government has taken concrete steps in resolving their issues. The interest of the OBC community will be protected and the deserving 27 percent reservation will be implemented.
He announced to provide Rs 50 lakhs each for community building of OBCs in Jagdalpur and Kanker. He also released an OBC Manual.
He said data of OBCs were being collected by the Quantifiable Data Commission to know their actual number.