The Mandal Commission in 1980 determined the fraction of OBCs to be 50%, a later sample survey in 2006 showed it to be around 40%, [0] current reservation polic

The Mandal Commission in 1980 determined the fraction of OBCs to be 50%, a later sample survey in 2006 showed it to be around 40%, [0] current reservation policies for this category are around 30%. The Indian Census of 2011 shows that SC/ST category accounts for roughly 25% of the population. [1] I agree with people making the point that these designations have now been used as a political tool, and that sometimes cases arise where people fake credentials. But to claim that they are a lower population is absurd, given that SC/ST/OBC would account for more than 50% of the population. [0] - https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Other_Backward_Class https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Other_Backward_Class [1] - https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scheduled_Castes_and_Scheduled_Tribes https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scheduled_Castes_and_Schedul...