What does SEBC stand for ? Explain.

What does SEBC stand for ? Explain.

Ans.

(i) Socially and Economically Backward Classes (SEBC). SEBC is another name for all those people who belong to castes that arc considered backward by the government.

(ii) Prior to the Office Memorandum, the benefit of job reservation was available only to Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes. Now a new third category called SEBC was introduced.

(iii) Only persons who belong to backward castes were eligible for this quota of 27 per cent jobs.