Odisha Commission seeks district-wise data to assess SEBC representation in local bodies

Bhubaneswar, Nov 13 (UNI) In a significant step towards assessing the political representation of Socially and Educationally Backward Classes (SEBCs) in grassroots democratic institutions, an Odisha Government-appointed Commission has initiated a district-wise data collection exercise to determine the actual representation of SEBC members in Panchayati Raj Institutions (PRIs) and Urban Local Bodies (ULBs). The exercise will particularly focus on SEBC candidates who have been elected under the unreserved (UR) category, with a view to establishing a comprehensive and evidence-based picture of their participation in local self-government institutions across the State. The Commission, headed by retired Justice Pramath Patnaik, was constituted…