Kolkata, May 19 -- The BJP-led West Bengal government on Tuesday notified 66 communities under the Other Backwards Classes (OBC) category, including several Muslim communities, making them eligible for 7 per cent reservation in government jobs and services.

The new notification comes just days after the Suvendu Adhikari-led government cancelled the existing OBC list in the state.

The notification, issued by the Backwards Classes Welfare Department on Monday, follows a Calcutta High Court Division Bench order dated May 20, 2024. The court had set aside 2010 and 2012 notifications through which 66 castes were included in the State List of OBCs for reservation benefits under Articles 15(4) and 16(4) of the Constitution.

According to the n...