With an apparent eye on Lok Sabha polls, the government today asked the National Commission for Backward Classes (NCBC) to take an early decision on providing reservation to Jat community in central government jobs.
The Union Cabinet considered a proposal of the Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment and held that NCBC should reconsider its earlier decision of not conducting a survey of Jats in the country.
The Cabinet asked the NCBC to take an early decision on including Jats in the central list of OBCs by which the community members can avail benefits of reservation in central government jobs and central education institutions as per the existing norms, Information and Broadcasting Minister Manish Tewari told reporters.
"After detailed deliberation and analysis of data by the government, the Cabinet decided to ask the NSBC expeditiously and revert to the Cabinet," he said.
He said the demand for reservation for jats has come from nine states -- Gujarat, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh, Delhi, Uttarakhand and Bihar.
