Specific communities are included in the OBC list by individual State Governments or the Central Government based on recommendations from State Backward Classes Commissions or the National Commission for Backward Classes, respectively. The inclusion of Gurkhas in the OBC list occurred in Uttarakhand in 2003.
In 2003, OBC status of Gurkhas was given in
Asked in UPPSC Upper Mains 2010 · Topic: Special Provision for Certain Classes (Special provisions for Other Backward Classes (OBCs))
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