Who led the Commission which defined backward classes in 1954?

Kaka Kalelkar Jawaharlal Nehru Justice Sree Krishna Justice Mandal

Kaka Kalelkar

The first government of independent India under Jawaharlal Nehru appointed a commission to look into measures for the welfare of the OBCs. The First Backward Classes Commission headed by Kaka Kalelkar submitted its report in 1953. But the political climate at the time led to the report being sidelined. From the mid-fifties, the OBC issue became a regional affair pursued at the state rather than the central level.