No. 36033/1/2013-Estt. (Ees.

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Government of India
Min!s;r\i of Personnfi, F ~ k i i cSrievances e? Pensions
Cepartment of Peisonnei &Training
North Block, New Delhi,
Dated: the 27'" May, 2013
OFFICE MEMOWAKDUM

Subject: Revision of income criteria to exclude socially advanced persons/sections

(Creamy Layer) i r o m the purview of reservation for Other Backward Classes
(OKs)-reg.
The undersigned is directed t o invite attention t o this Department's office
memorandum No. 36012/22/93-Estt. (SCT) dated gLhSeptember, 1993 which, interolio, provided that sons and daughters of persons hav~nggross annual income of
Rs. 1 lakh or above for a period of three consecutive years would fall within the
creamy layer and would not be entitled to get the benefit of reservation available t o
the Other Backward Classes. The aforesaid l ~ m i tof income for determining the
creamy layer status was subsequently raised to Rs. 2.5 lakh and Rs. 4.5 lakh and
accordingly the expression "Rs. 1 lakh" under Category-VI of Schedule t o O M dated
gth September, 1993 was revised t o "Rs. 2.5 lakh" and t o "Rs. 4.5 lakh" vide this
Department's OMS No. 36033/3/2004-Estt. (Res.) dated 09.03.2004 and dated
14.10.2008 respectively.
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It has now been decided t o raise the income limit from Rs. 4.5 lakh t o Rs. 6
lakh per annum for determining the creamy layer amongst the Other Backward
Classes. Accordingly, the expression "Rs. 4.5 l a k h under Category VI in the Schedule
t o this Department's aforesaid O.M. of gthSeptember, 1993 would be substituted by
Rs. "Rs. 6 lakh".
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The provisions of this office memorandum have effect from 16'~May, 2013.

All the Ministries/Departments are requested t o bring the contents of this

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office memorandum t o the notice of all concerned.
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Under Secretarv t o the Govt. of India

To:

1. All the MinistriesJDepartments of the Government of lndia.

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Department o f Financial Services, New Deihi.

Department o f Pubiic Enterprises, hr:w Delhi.
Railway Board, New Deihi.
Ucion Public Service ~ ~ m m i s s i o n / S u ~ r eCourt
m e o f indiaJEIection
Commission o f IndiaiLok Sabha SecretariatJRajya Sabha Secretar~atJCabinet
Secretariat/Cen:rai Vigilance Com:nissionjPrc.sidcnt's SecrerariatJPrime
Minister's Office/Planning Commiss/on.
6. Staff Selection Commission, CGC Comp!ex, Lodhi Hoad, New Delhi.
7. M i n i s t ~ yof Social Justice & Empowerment, Shastri Bhawan, N e w Delhi
8. National Commission for SCslNational Commission i o r STs, Lok Nayak
Bhawan, New De!ili.
9. National Commission for Backward Classes, Trikoot-1, Bhikaji Cama Place, R.'
K. Puram, N e w Delhi.
10. Office of the Comptroller and Auditor General o f India, 10 Bahadur Shah Jafar
Marg, New Delhi-110002.
11.Information and Facilitation Centre, DoPT, N o r t h Block, New Delhi (100

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DoPT w i t h a request t o upload it at the website o i this Department i n

OMS &Orders > Estt. (Res.) > SCJSTJOBC and i n 'What's New'

Copies forwarded to:

The Chief Secretaries of all the StatesJUnion Territories f o r information
and necessary action.