Kolkata, June 29 -- The West Bengal legislative assembly on Monday passed two amendment bills to formally change Other Backward Classes (OBC) reservation laws and remove various Muslim communities from OBC lists as directed by the Calcutta high court in May 2024.

The amendments have also revised the reservation quota for OBCs from 10% to 7% and reorganised OBC categories. Also, a 1993 law applicable to the West Bengal Commission for Backward Classes has been amended.

These were ordered and notified by the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) government in May but the laws were not amended until now.

The West Bengal Backward Classes (Other than Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes) Reservation of Vacancies in Services and Posts (Amendment) Bil...