Bhubaneswar: Union Minister Dharmendra Pradhan has written to Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi, urging the early reconstitution of the Odisha State Commission for Backward Classes (OSCBC).
The Commission has been non-functional since January 3, 2024, due to the absence of appointed members.
Pradhan emphasised that Odisha’s 216 Socially and Educationally Backward Class (SEBC) communities, which make up a significant portion of the state’s population, face challenges in accessing education, employment, and welfare schemes without a functioning Commission.
“As you are aware, Odisha is home to 216 Socially and Educationally Backward Class (SEBC) communities, that constitute a substantial segment of state population. These communities continue to face challenges in accessing equitable opportunities in education, employment, and welfare schemes. In the absence of a functioning Commission, these communities are deprived of a statutory representation to voice their concerns and seek redressal of their legitimate concern”, read his letter.
Pradhan also emphasized that having a functioning OSCBC is crucial for ensuring fairness and addressing the needs of the state’s backward classes.
” In view of the above, I request your personal intervention for the early reconstitution of the Odisha State Commission for Backward Classes, which will uphold the spirit of social justice besides fulfilling the aspirations of State’s backward communities”, maintained Pradhan in his letter.
