Social Justice and How it works for Other Backward Classes in India?

Abstract

The government of India has identified Schedule Caste, Schedule Tribe, and Other Backward Classes as three important categories that did not have equal representation in various areas like social, political, and economic aspects of life. However, the Constitution of India has made it mandatory to have justice in every aspect. Considering the concept of justice, various special provisions have been made to uplift the conditions of different underprivileged sections of society. In this paper, an attempt has been made to review the existing literature to examine the constitutional provisions made for the upliftment of OBCs. To know the status of India's other backward classes (OBCs), the government has announced two commissions, out of which Mandal Commission’s recommendations which the government has wholeheartedly accepted under the leadership of V.P. Singh, and 27 percent reservation was implemented for OBCs of India.