Centre sets up panel to revisit criteria for inclusion among economically weaker sections

The Union government has set up a committee to revisit the income limit for economically weaker sections for the purposes of providing them reservation in government jobs and educational institutions, PTI reported.

The members of the committee are former Finance Secretary Ajay Bhushan Pandey, member-secretary of the Indian Council of Social Science Research VK Malhotra and Principal Economic Advisor to the government Sanjay Sanyal. The panel has been directed to submit a report within three weeks.

The Union Social Justice and Empowerment Ministry said in an official memorandum that the government has formed the panel in accordance with the statement that it made before the Supreme Court.