Guj OBC Commission mulls conducting survey of Patel community

April 27, 2016 20:30

In a significant development related to the ongoing Patel quota agitation, the Gujarat Other Backward Class Commission has reportedly started a process of preparing a questionnaire for the survey of more than 14 lakh households of Patel community in the state in order to check whether they can be given OBC status.

Till now, at least seven different sub-communities of Patels have given their application to the Commission for the inclusion of Patels as the OBC, said renowned sociologist Gaurang Jani, who has been appointed as a

member of the Commission as the 'subject expert'.

"After the Patel quota agitation started in August last year, at least seven applications from Patel community have been received by the Commission. The Commission has started its exercise to prepare a questionnaire to carry out the survey of the community to prepare a report," said Jani, a professor of Sociology with Gujarat University.

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