YES. Some of their sub castes are OBC
OBC
yes , In utter pradesh ramgarhia Sikh included in obc category in 1997 .
bc-backword caste obc-other backward caste
veershaiva is not a caste. It is a religion. It has many castes in itself. most of them are in obc. It is different from state to state.
No, Nair comes under "General". Although, there are few "nair" sub-castes that come under obc.
OBC stands for the castes that are considered Other Backwards Classes like Assam, Goa, Kerala, and Odisha. EBC stands for castes that are considered Extremely Backwards Classes like Kanu, Lohar, and Karamakar.
OBC stands for Other Backward Class. This is used by the government of India in reference to castes that are disadvantaged.
Its simple, just go through the OBC list available in the website of NCBC . Similarly go through the AP Govt. BC casts list group BC-E. You will find certain castes like Katika,qureshi, achukatlavandlu etc. in both the lists. The casts appearing in both the lists are eligible for OBC certificate. You will find the same eligible castes in the OBC screen dropdown option of the Meeseva website while applying for OBC certificate.
Its simple, just go through the OBC list available in the website of NCBC . Similarly go through the AP Govt. BC casts list group BC-E. You will find certain castes like Katika,qureshi, achukatlavandlu etc. in both the lists. The casts appearing in both the lists are eligible for OBC certificate. You will find the same eligible castes in the OBC screen dropdown option of the Meeseva website while applying for OBC certificate.
punjab govt has excluded sonar and saini castes from BC/OBC list (tribune july31,20110).
No. Vokkaligas residing and studying/studied in rural areas are eligible for obc (other backward castes ) list of govt. Of india. Where as 3ag belongs to govt of karnataka only. It covers urban and rural