Maharashtra CM announces survey by state commission to assess backwardness of Marathas

Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde has said the state Commission for Backward Classes will conduct a survey from January 23 to asses the social, economic and educational backwardness of the Maratha community.

The Maratha community has been demanding reservation in government jobs and education under the Other Backward Class (OBC) category.

The chief minister on Saturday directed the administration to carry out the survey in three different shifts on a war footing.