OBC creamy layer cap raised to ₹8 lakh per annum

August 23, 2017 05:06 pm | Updated 05:55 pm IST - New Delhi

Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley addresses a press conference after a Cabinet meeting in New Delhi on August 23, 2017.

Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley addresses a press conference after a Cabinet meeting in New Delhi on August 23, 2017.

The Union Cabinet has increased the creamy layer ceiling for the Other Backward Classes (OBC) category to ₹8 lakh per annum from the existing ₹6 lakh for Central government jobs, Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley said in New Delh on Wednesday.

Briefing reporters on the decisions taken by the Union Cabinet, he said those in the OBC category earning up to ₹8 lakh per annum would now get the reservation benefit.

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