The Odisha government on Wednesday constituted a commission to study the numerical strength, political representation and extent of political backwardness among the socially and educationally backward classes (SEBCs) in local self-government institutions.
The commission will be headed by retired Odisha High Court judge Justice Pramath Patnaik, according to a notification issued by the ST and SC Development, Minorities and Backward Classes Welfare Department.
Retired IAS officer Bijay Kumar Prusty will serve as a member of the commission and Sujata Mishra, Special Secretary in the department, will be the member-secretary of the panel, the notification stated.
The decision assumes significance as both panchayat and urban local body polls are scheduled to be held next year.
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