Bengal Govt Notifies 66 Castes Under OBC, Several Muslim Categories Included | Check Full List

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• Bengal Govt Notifies 66 Castes Under OBC, Several Muslim Categories Included | Check Full List Curated By Last Updated: May 19, 2026, 19:16 IST Members of communities such as Hajjam (Muslim), Chowduli (Muslim), Pahadia Muslim and Jolah (Ansari-Momin) will now be eligible for 7% reservation in government jobs and services.
• West Bengal Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari.
• (File Photo: PTI) The BJP government in West Bengal has notified 66 castes under the Other Backward Classes (OBC) category, including several Muslim communities.
• As per the new notification, members of communities such as Hajjam (Muslim), Chowduli (Muslim), Pahadia Muslim and Jolah (Ansari-Momin) will now be eligible for 7 per cent reservation in government jobs and services in the state.
• The new notification came days after Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari-led government scrapped the existing state OBC list.