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Model Diplomat Research Team · Last reviewed July 7, 2026

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- The Rohini Commission is a commission constituted by India in 2017 under Article 340 to examine sub-categorisation of Other Backward Classes for more equitable distribution of reservation.
- Under what constitutional authority was the Rohini Commission constituted?
- How does OBC sub-categorisation differ from the creamy layer principle?
- Why did the Rohini Commission take nearly six years to report?
- Is sub-categorisation within reserved categories constitutionally permissible?

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## Timeline

1. 2 October 2017

   The Rohini Commission is a commission constituted by the Government of India on under Article 340 of the Constitution, which empowers the President to appoi…

2. 22 January 2020

   A fourth term of reference, added by an amendment notified on , asked the Commission to study the entries in the Central List of OBCs and recommend correctio…

3. 31 July 2023

   Justice Rohini submitted the final report to President Droupadi Murmu on , nearly six years after the body's constitution.

4. 1 August 2024

   Davinder Singh () upheld the power of states to sub-classify Scheduled Castes for reservation, overruling the earlier E.

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In July 2023, Justice G. Rohini submitted the Rohini Commission's report on OBC sub-categorisation to President Droupadi Murmu, nearly six years after its constitution in October 2017.

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