O M No 3603312013-Estt (Res) Dated13-09-2017

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No. 36033/1/2013-Estt. (Res.

)
Government of India
Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions
Department of Personnel &Training

North Block, New Delhi,


Dated: September 13, 2017

OFFICE MEMORANDUM

Subject: Revision of income criteria to exclude socially advanced persons/sections


(Creamy Layer) from the purview of reservation for Other Backward Classes
(OBCs)-reg.

The undersigned is directed to invite attention to this Department's Office


Memorandum No. 36012/22/93-Estt. (SCT) dated 8 th September, 1993 which, inter-alia,
provided that sons and daughters of persons having gross annual income of 1 lakh or
above for a period of three consecutive years would fall within the creamy layer and
would not be entitled to get the benefit of reservation available to the Other Backward
Classes. The aforesaid limit of income for determining the creamy layer status was
subsequently raised to 2.5 lakh, 4.5 lakh and 6 lakh vide this Department's OM No.
36033/3/2004-Estt. (Res.) dated 09.03.2004, OM No. 36033/3/2004-Estt. (Res.) dated
14.10.2008 and OM No. 36033/1/2013-Estt. (Res.) dated 27.05.2013 respectively.

2. It has now been decided to raise the income limit from 6 lakh to 8 lakh per
annum for determining the creamy layer amongst the Other Backward Classes.
Accordingly, the expression "! 6 lakh" under Category VI in the Schedule to this
Department's aforesaid O.M. dated 8 th September, 1993 would be substituted by "' 8
lakh".

3. The provisions of this office memorandum have effect from 1 st September, 2017.

4. All the Ministries/Departments are requested to bring the contents of this office
memorandum to the notice of all concerned.

(Debabrata Das)
Under Secretary to the Government of India
Ph: 2304 0279

To:
1. All the Ministries/Departments of the Government of India.
2. Department of Financial Services, New Deihi.
3. Department of Public Enterprises, New Delhi.
4. Railway Board, New Delhi.
5. Union Public Service Commission/Supreme Court of India/Election Commission
of India/Lok Sabha Secretariat/Rajya Sabha Secretariat/Cabinet Secretariat/Central
Vigilance Commission/President's Secretariat/Prime Minister's Office/Niti Aayog.
6. Staff Selection Commission, CGO Complex, Lodhi Road, New Delhi.
7. Ministry of Social Justice & Empowerment, Shastri Bhawan, New Delhi.
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8. National Commission for Scheduled Castes/National Commission for Scheduled


Tribes, Lok Nayak Bhawan, New Delhi.
9. National Commission for Backward Classes, Trikoot-1, Bhikaji Cama Place, R.K.
Puram, New Delhi.
10. Office of the Comptroller and Auditor General of India, 10 Bahadur Shah Jafar
Marg, New Delhi-110002.
11. Director General, Press Information Bureau, National Media Centre, 7E Raisina
Road, New Delhi — with a request to give wide publicity to this OM
12. The NIC, DoPT with a request to upload it at the website of this Department in
OMs &Orders > Estt. (Res.) > SC/ST/OBC and in 'What's New'

Copies forwarded to:


The Chief Secretaries of all the States/Union Territories for information and
necessary action.

(Debabrata Das)
Under Secretary to the Government of India

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