The government will soon be introducing a bill in the Parliament to accord Constitutional Body status to National Commission for Backward Classes (NCBC).

• This will be done by inserting Article 338 B through a Constitutional Amendment in the Indian Constitution. This amendment will provide NCBC status equivalent to NCSC (Article 338) and NCST (Article 338A).
• The amendment will also add Article 342 A that will make requirement of Parliamentary approval necessary for any addition or omission of any class as OBC.
• Further the amendment will also add clause 26 C under Article 366 of the Indian Constitution to define ‘Socially and Educationally Backward Classes’.
• The amendment will also repeal The NCBC Act 1993 and dissolve the NCBC.
• It is proposed to have a chairman, a vice chairman and 3 other members on board.