Question

Under whose chairmanship and when was the Other Backward Castes Commission constituted? When was it fully implemented?

(a) Mandal Commission, 1979, 1980
(b) Ranganath Misra Commission, 1991, 1992
(c) Sachar Commission, 2005, 2007
(d) Kalelkar Commission, 1953, 1956

Answer 1

The Other Backward Classes Commission, commonly referred to as the Mandal Commission, was constituted under the chairmanship of B.P. Mandal in 1979 and its recommendations were fully implemented in 1990.

Step-by-step explanation:

The commission to look into the conditions of Other Backward Castes (OBCs) was known as the Mandal Commission, which was established under the chairmanship of B.P. Mandal in 1979. However, the recommendations of the Mandal Commission were not implemented until much later. It was in 1980 that the commission submitted its report, but the recommendations were only fully implemented in 1990, after a delay of a decade.

This delayed implementation came about during the tenure of Prime Minister V.P. Singh, who decided to act on the findings of the commission, which led to significant political and social changes. The Mandal Commission was appointed by the Indian government to identify the socially and educationally backward classes of India and recommend measures for their advancement.