Maharashtra Accepts Shinde Panel Report, Marathas With Kunbi Certificate To Get Quotas

Marathas belonging to the Kunbi caste have started receiving their caste certificates after the Maharashtra government accepted the report of the Shinde committee today. The Kunbi community is eligible for reservation under the Other Backward Classes category. "The first report of the Justice (Retd) Sandeep Shinde committee has been submitted. The process of granting Kunbi certificates to Marathas has started," read a statement from the Chief Minister's Office. At a meeting with Chief Minister Eknath Shinde, the cabinet also decided that the OBC Commission would collect fresh empirical data to assess the educational and social backwardness of the Maratha community.