{"id":1339,"date":"2026-08-09T19:11:45","date_gmt":"2026-08-09T13:41:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/psir\/psir-pyq\/how-far-is-the-national-commission-for-backward-classes-an-upsc-psir-2022-2107\/"},"modified":"2026-08-12T21:24:10","modified_gmt":"2026-08-12T15:54:10","slug":"how-far-is-the-national-commission-for-backward-classes-an-upsc-psir-2022-2107","status":"publish","type":"psir_pyq","link":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/psir\/psir-pyq\/how-far-is-the-national-commission-for-backward-classes-an-upsc-psir-2022-2107\/","title":{"rendered":"How far is the National Commission for Backward Classes an empowered body? Assess its role in the context of rising demand for backwardness among dominant communities."},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"pq-flow\">\n<div class=\"pq-flow-h\">Flow snapshot <em>\u2014 how the answer moves<\/em><\/div>\n<div class=\"pq-fb\">\n<div class=\"pq-pill p1\"><span>Intro routes<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"pq-ft\">\n<p class=\"pq-r\"><i class=\"pq-rt\">Route 1<\/i> empowerment real but partial <span class=\"pq-ar\">\u2192<\/span> status without full force<\/p>\n<p class=\"pq-r\"><i class=\"pq-rt\">Route 2<\/i> statutory origin (<i>Indra Sawhney<\/i>) <span class=\"pq-ar\">\u2192<\/span> constitutional upgrade (338B) <span class=\"pq-ar\">\u2192<\/span> frame the \u201chow far\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"pq-fb\">\n<div class=\"pq-pill p2\"><span>Body flow<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"pq-ft\">\n<p><i>Indra Sawhney<\/i> 1992 + NCBC Act 1993 <span class=\"pq-ar\">\u2192<\/span> 102nd Amendment \/ Art 338B <span class=\"pq-ar\">\u2192<\/span> parity with NCSC &amp; NCST <span class=\"pq-ar\">\u2192<\/span> functions (inclusion\/exclusion in OBC list, advice) <span class=\"pq-ar\">\u2192<\/span> civil court powers + reports to Parliament <span class=\"pq-ar\">\u2192<\/span> limits: non-binding, no definition of backwardness, weak data\/staff <span class=\"pq-ar\">\u2192<\/span> dominant-community demand <span class=\"pq-ar\">\u2192<\/span> evidentiary weakness exposed <span class=\"pq-ar\">\u2192<\/span> sub-categorisation guards advanced groups<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"pq-fb\">\n<div class=\"pq-pill p3\"><span>Counter-view<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"pq-ft\">\n<p>form vs effect: constitutional status &amp; inquiry powers <span class=\"pq-ar\">\u2194<\/span> non-enforceable recommendations and dependence on government<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"pq-fb\">\n<div class=\"pq-pill p4\"><span>Conclusion routes<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"pq-ft\">\n<p class=\"pq-r\"><i class=\"pq-rt\">Route 1<\/i> empowered in form, constrained in effect<\/p>\n<p class=\"pq-r\"><i class=\"pq-rt\">Route 2<\/i> real test = defending evidence-based classification against political pressure<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"template":"","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"footnotes":""},"pyq_year":[47],"pyq_marks":[38],"pyq_topic":[62],"pyq_paper":[33],"class_list":["post-1339","psir_pyq","type-psir_pyq","status-publish","hentry","pyq_year-47","pyq_marks-10-marks","pyq_topic-statutory-institutions-commissions","pyq_paper-paper-1"],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/psir\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/psir_pyq\/1339","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/psir\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/psir_pyq"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/psir\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/psir_pyq"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/psir\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/psir_pyq\/1339\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4751,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/psir\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/psir_pyq\/1339\/revisions\/4751"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/psir\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1339"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"pyq_year","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/psir\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pyq_year?post=1339"},{"taxonomy":"pyq_marks","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/psir\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pyq_marks?post=1339"},{"taxonomy":"pyq_topic","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/psir\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pyq_topic?post=1339"},{"taxonomy":"pyq_paper","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/psir\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pyq_paper?post=1339"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}