Question

Which of the following statements is not true regarding Mandal Commission?

• A. Mandal Commission was constituted in 1978.
• B. The main objective of Mandal Commission was to provide reservation in government jobs to economically weaker section within the forward castes.
• C. The chairman of the Mandal commission was B.P Mandal.
• D. One of its main objective was to determine criteria for defining India's "socially and educationally backward classes".

Answer 1

The correct option is B The main objective of Mandal Commission was to provide reservation in government jobs to economically weaker section within the forward castes.

Some sections of the society were unfairly deprived of dignity and equal opportunities due to the caste system. In 1978, the Mandal commission was constituted under the chairmanship of B. P. Mandal to study the issue of the backward classes. Its aims were to determine criteria for defining India's "socially and educationally backward classes"; to recommend steps to be taken for the advancement of those classes; to examine the desirability of reserving state and central government jobs for those classes. The government then adopted the policy of reservation in order to strengthen the representation of backward sections in various services and institutions.