National Commission for Backward Classes

National Commission for Backward Classes

NCBC राष्ट्रीय पिछड़ा वर्ग आयोग
Commission overview
Formed	14 August 1993; 31 years ago (1993-08-14) Constitutional status granted on 11 August 2018; 6 years ago (2018-08-11)
Jurisdiction	Government of India
Headquarters	New Delhi
Minister responsible	Virendra Kumar Khatik, Minister of Social Justice and Empowerment
Commission executives	Hansraj Gangaram Ahir, Chairman N.A., Vice Chairman
Website	www.ncbc.nic.in

The National Commission for Backward Classes (abbreviate: NCBC) is an Indian constitutional body under the jurisdiction of Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment, Government of India established through Constitution Act, 2018 (also called, 102nd Amendment Act, 2018) this amendment act in the constitution to make it a constitutional body under Article 338B of the Indian Constitution. It was constituted pursuant to the provisions of the National Commission for Backward Classes Act, 1993.^[1]

The main work of the commission is to participate and advise actively on the socio-economic development of the socially backward classes (OBCs) along with evaluating the progress of their development.