West Bengal OBC Reservation: 7% for 66 Classes in Govt Services Notification

Key Points

• The West Bengal government has issued a notification regarding OBC reservation in state services.
• A 2024 Calcutta High Court judgment struck down the previous 10% (Category A) and 7% (Category B) OBC reservation distribution.
• The High Court judgment limited OBC reservation to a uniform 7% for 66 specific classes.
• The 66 classes included in the State List of OBCs prior to 2010 remain eligible for this 7% reservation.
• This order lists the sixty-six (66) classes now eligible for 7% reservation in government services and posts.

Government Order

Government of West Bengal

Backward Classes Welfare Department

Administrative Buildings, 4th floor, DJ 4, Sector II, Salt Lake

Kolkata-700091

NOTIFICATION

No. 945-BCW/MR-23/2026, dated the 18th May, 2026.

WHEREAS, the Hon’ble Division Bench of High Court at Calcutta passed a Judgment/Order on 22nd May, 2024, in the matter of WPO 60 of 2011 with WPA 22145 of 2010 with WPA 8844 of 2020 with WPO 1160 of 2013 with WPO 578 of 2012, wherein the 66 (sixty-six) classes included in the State List of OBCs prior to 2010 for the purpose of availing reservation under article 16(4) of the Constitution of India, were not interfered and distribution of percentage of reservation as 10% for OBC (Category A) and 7% for OBC (Category B) were struck down;

AND WHEREAS, the Hon’ble Division Bench of High Court at Calcutta also limited the reservation for OBCs in the State to 7% for the 66 classes in the State List of OBCs unaffected classes;

NOW, THEREFORE, the Governor is pleased to inform accordingly that the State List of OBCs consists of the following sixty-six (66) classes to avail 7% reservation in the services and posts under the Government of West Bengal:-

LIST

By order of the Governor

Sanjay Bansal

Secy. to the Govt. of West Bengal.