QUESTION 5
GS2
10 marks
Discuss the role of the National Commission for Backward Classes in the wake of its transformation from a statutory body to a constitutional body.
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What the examiner wants
Discuss how the role of the National Commission for Backward Classes changed after the 102nd Amendment made it a constitutional body.
DiscussExplain the different sides of the issue, use evidence, and finish with a balanced view.
Demand-wise check
- 1Change: Article 338B (2018), replacing the 1993 statutory NCBC≈35 words
- 2New powers: investigate safeguards, inquire into complaints, civil court powers, advise on OBC welfare≈35 words
- 3Issues: 105th Amendment (2021) restored state power to identify OBCs; limited enforcement power; vacancies≈35 words
Open in about 20 words and close in about 20.
Answer plan
Background102nd AmendmentNew roleIssuesConclusion
Where marks usually go
- Not mentioning the 105th Amendment that changed the 102nd's effect on state lists
- Listing powers without showing what changed
Draw this
- Before vs after table: statutory NCBC vs constitutional NCBC
Value addition
- Amendment102nd Constitutional Amendment Act, 2018 inserted Article 338B.Constitution of India
- Case lawJaishri Laxmanrao Patil (Maratha quota, 2021) read the 102nd Amendment as removing states' power to identify SEBCs; the 105th Amendment reversed this.Supreme Court of India, 2021; 105th Amendment, 2021
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Reviewed public-source references related to this PYQ. Same-syllabus references are labelled separately.
- Ritika Chitlangia · Page 8 ↗Reviewed PYQ reference
- Abhishek Singh · Page 7 ↗Reviewed PYQ reference
- Shakti Dubey · AIR 1 · Page 11 ↗Same syllabus reference
- Aditya Srivastava · AIR 1 · Page 5 ↗Same syllabus reference
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