Raise ‘creamy layer’ to Rs 10.5 lakh: OBC panel

The national commission for backward classes has asked the Centre to raise the ‘creamy layer’ criterion for OBCs from the present annual salary of Rs 6 lakh to Rs 10.50 lakh.

If accepted, the recommendation to relax the salary bar for OBC reservations would bring more backward aspirants for central jobs and educational institutions in the reservation net.

‘Creamy layer’ is the income ceiling that separates poor OBCs from the well-off who are ineligible for quotas.