Lucknow, May 21 -- The state government on Wednesday appointed a five-member Uttar Pradesh State Rural Local Bodies Dedicated Backward Classes Commission to examine issues related to reservation for Other Backward Classes (OBCs) in panchayati raj institutions. Justice Ram Autar Singh, a retired Allahabad high court judge, has been appointed chairman of the commission for a period of six months from the date of assuming charge, according to a notification issued by the panchayati raj department. The other members include retired additional district judges Brijesh Kumar and Santosh Kumar Vishwakarma, besides retired IAS officers Dr Arvind Kumar Chaurasiya and SP Singh. The commission has been constituted under an earlier notification issued by the panchayati raj department on May 18, 2026. Officials said separate orders regarding honorarium, allowances and other facilities for the chairperson and members would be issued separately. The notification, issued by principal secretary Anil Kumar, was circulated to senior state officials, district authorities and panchayati raj institutions across Uttar Pradesh for compliance and necessary action....