The Madhya Pradesh Government has told the Supreme Court that its decision to enhance reservation for Other Backward Classes (OBCs) from 14% to 27% is not only justified but a “constitutionally mandated corrective step.” In an affidavit filed on September 23, the State asserted that backward groups collectively form over 85% of the population but continue to remain socially and educationally disadvantaged, reported LiveLaw.

According to the affidavit, Census 2011 records Scheduled Castes (SCs) at 15.6%, Scheduled Tribes (STs) at 21.1%, and OBCs at more than 51%. A 2022 report of the Madhya Pradesh OBC Commission confirmed that OBCs alone constitute over half of the State’s population. Together, these disadvantaged communities make up more than 87% of residents, yet OBCs were “earlier rest

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