Need to revise creamy layer income ceiling for OBCs: House committee

A parliamentary committee looking into the welfare of Other Backward Classes (OBCs) has said it was the "need of the hour" to revise the creamy layer income ceiling, saying the limit is excluding a large section of eligible OBC families from reservation benefits and government welfare schemes.

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In its eighth report presented to Parliament on Friday, the panel noted that the last revision of the income threshold from ₹6.5 lakh to ₹8 lakh per annum was carried out in 2017. The Department of Personnel and Training (DoPT) rules require the ceiling to be reviewed every three years or sooner, if needed.