Which of the following statements is/are correct regarding Creamy layer in reservations? 1. Persons who are in the rank of colonel and above in the army and equivalent rank in navy and air force cannot avail the OBC reservations. 2. The persons holding constitutional positions like President, Vice-President and Judges of HC are exempted from the Creamy layer, they can avail the OBC reservations. 3. Persons having gross annual income upto Rs. 15 lakhs are eligible to avail OBC reservations.

- Statement 1 is correct. According to the criteria for identifying the creamy layer among Other Backward Classes (OBCs), sons and daughters of persons holding civil posts in Group 'A' / Class I or Group 'B' / Class II are excluded. Similarly, sons and daughters of persons in defence services holding the rank of Colonel and above or equivalent ranks in the Navy and Air Force are excluded from OBC reservation benefits. - Statement 2 is incorrect. Persons holding constitutional posts such as President, Vice-President, Judges of the Supreme Court and High Courts, Chairman and Members of UPSC and State Public Service Commissions, Chief Election Commissioner, Comptroller and Auditor General of India, etc., are included in the creamy layer category. Their children are not eligible for OBC reservation. - Statement 3 is incorrect. The income limit for determining the creamy layer is currently Rs. 8 lakhs per annum. Individuals/ families with a gross annual income above this limit (excluding salary and agricultural income) are considered to be in the creamy layer and are not eligible for OBC reservations. The figure of Rs. 15 lakhs mentioned is not the currently enforced limit.