When did the Mandal Commission submit its recommendations for reservation to the other backward castes?
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 2
The correct answer is Option (2) → May 1980
The Mandal Commission gave its recommendations in 1980, by which time the Janata government had fallen.
Note: Firstly, this is an out-of-NCERT question: the NCERT book mentions only the year, 1980. Secondly, there appears to be a mistake in the question: the Mandal Commission, headed by B. P. Mandal, submitted its report on 31 December 1980, not in May 1980. Option (2) is taken as the answer because it is the only option in 1980.
NCERT (2026-27): “The Mandal Commission … The Mandal Commission was set up to investigate the extent of educational and social backwardness among various sections of Indian society and recommend ways of identifying these ‘backward classes’. It was also expected to give its recommendations on the ways in which this backwardness could be ended. The Commission gave its recommendations in 1980. By then the Janata government had fallen.…” |