OkkLro esa Øhehys;j ekinaM D;k gSa\

WHAT ARE THE ACTUAL CREAMY LAYER CRITERIA?

okLro esa Øhehys;j ekinaM ¼dsUnzh ;½ fnukWad% 08&09&1993 esa vdsyk okf"kZd
vk; dk fu;e ugha gS] mlesa dqy 6 fu;e gSa] tSls ukSdjh gsrq ^in* dk o fdlkuksa gsrq
^Hkwf e* dk fu;e gSA bu fu;eksa ds rgr~ eq[;r% fuEufyf[kr ds iq= ;k iq=h Øhehys;j gSa&
Actually there are 6 rules in creamy layer criteria (Central) Dated
08.09.1993, like rule of ‘post’ for service category & rule of ‘land’ for farmers
instead of having a single annual income rule. As per these 6 rules mainly the
sons & daughters of followings are creamy layer-

(I) vfrfof’k"V O;fDr& jk"Vªi fr] mijk"Vªi fr] loksPZ p o mPp U;k;ky; ds U;k;k/kh’k bR;kfnA
(I) V.V.I.Ps.- President, Vice-President, Judges of the Supreme Court and of
the High Courts etc.

(II) dsUnz ;k jkT; ds ’kkldh; ;k lkoZtfud miØeksa ds deZpkjh&

(II) Government or PSU employees of Central or State-
(i) ekrk&firk esa ls dksbZ ,d Mk;jsD V Dykl ou vkWfQlj HkrhZ gqvk gks]
(i) parents, either of whom is a Class I officer (direct recruits)
(ii) ekrk&firk ^nksu ks*a Mk;jsDV Dykl Vw vkWfQlj HkrhZ gq, gksa]
(ii) parents, both of whom are Class II officers (direct recruits)
(iii) firk] Mk;jsDV Dykl Vw vkWfQlj] ijUrq 40 o"kZ dh vk;q ds iwoZ Dykl ou esa inksUurA
(iii) parents of whom only the father is a direct Class II officer and he gets
into Class I at the age of 40 or earlier.

(III) ekrk&firk esa ls dksbZ ,d feysV ªh esa duZy ;k mlls mij ds Lrj dk vf/kdkjhA
(III) In military, parents, either of whom is in the rank of Colonel and above.

(IV) O;kikj] m|ksx vkSj O;olk; esa yxs ,sls O;fDr ftudh fiNys yxkrkj 3 o"kksaZ dh dqy okf"kZd
vk; izf r o"kZ vyx&vyx 4-50 yk[k #i;s ls vf/kd gksA
(IV) Persons engaged in Profession, Trade and Industry whos last three year’s
separate annual income is more then Rs. 4.50 lakhs per year.

(V) d`"kdksa esa ,sls ifjokj ftuds ikl (i) lhfyax fyfeV ds 85 izfr’kr ls vf/kd *flafpr* Hwfe gksA
vFkok (ii) fdruh Hkh vflafpr Hkwfe gks rks iq= @iq=h Øhehys;j esa ugha vk,axsA
(V) Families owns agriculture land having (i) ‘irrigated land’, more than 85%
of the statutory ceiling area or (ii) The rule of exclusion will not apply if
the land holding of a family is exclusively unirrigated.

(VI) ftudh osr u ,oa d`f"k Hkwfe dh vk; dks NksM +dj fiNys yxkrkj 3 o"kksaZ ls dqy okf"kZd vk;
izfr o"kZ vyx&vyx 4-50 yk[k #i;s ls vf/kd gksA
(Vi) Persons having separate gross annual income of Rs. 4.50 lakhs per year or
above for a period of last three consecutive years excluding income from
salaries & agricultural land.

Vhi& vf/kd tkudkjh gsrq Hkkjr ljdkj ds dsUnzh; Øhehys;j ekinaM fnukWad% 08&09&1993 ns[ksAa
Note- For details see Central creamy layer criteria of Govt of India Dt. 08.09.1993
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¼1½ fu;e ØekWad (IV) ,oa (VI) gsrq okf"kZd vk; dh lhek c<+kdj 4-50 yk[k #i;s dh xbZA ¼vkns’ k fnukWad% 14&10&2008½
(1) For Rule no. (IV) & (VI) the annual income limit enhanced to Rs. 4.50 lakhs. (O.M. dated 14.10.2008)

¼2½ Hkkjr ljdkj dkfeZd ea=ky; Onkjk Øhehys;j ds laca/ k esa tkjh egRoiw.kZ Li"Vhdj.k ¼vkns’ k fnukWad% 14&10&2004½&
(2) Important creamy layer Clarifications by Government of India Ministry of Personnel (O.M. dated 14.10.2004)-
(i) fdlh mEehnokj ds lEiUu oxZ ds ntsZ dk fu/kkZj.k djus ds fy, vk;@lEifRr ijh{k.k ykxw djrs le; osru ls gksus okyh
vk; rFkk d`f "k Hkwfe ls gksus okyh vk; dks ugha fxuk tk,xkA bldk rkRi;Z ;g gS fd ;fn fdlh mEehnokj ds ekrk&firk
ds osru ls gksus okyh vk; 4-50 yk[k #i;s izfr o"kZ ls vf/kd gks] d`f"k Hkwfe ls gksus okyh vk; 4-50 yk[k #i;s izf r o"kZ ls
vf/kd gks fdUrq vU; Jksrksa ¼O;kikj½ ls gksus okyh vk; 4-50 yk[k #i;s izfr o"kZ ls de gks rks Hkh vk; ds vk/kkj ij
mEehnokj dks lEiUu oxZ ¼Øhehys;j½ ugha ekuk tk;sx k o vkj{k.k dh ik=rk jgsx hA
(i) To determine creamy layer status of any candidate as given in Category-VI of the Schedule to the
OM, income from the salaries and income from the agricultural land shall not be taken into account .
It means that if income from salaries of the parents of any candidate is mor e than Rs.4.5 lakh per
annum, income from agricultural land is more than Rs.4.5 lakh per annum, but income from other
sources (business) is less than Rs.4.5 lakh per annum, the candidate shall not be treated to be falling
in creamy layer on the basis of Income/Wealth Test.
(ii) mEehnokj ds lEiUu oxZ ¼Øhehys;j½ ds ntsZ dk fu/kkZj.k mlds ekrk&firk ds ntsZ ds vk/kkj ij fd;k tkosx k u fd mldh
viuh Lo;a dh gSf l;r vFkok vk; vFkok mlds ifr@ifRu dh gSf l;r vFkok vk; ds vk/kkj ijA vr%] fdlh O;fDr ds
lEiUu oxZ ¼Øhehys;j½ ds ntsZ dk fu/kkZj.k djrs le; mEehnokj dh Lo;a dh gSf l;r vFkok vk; vFkok mlds ifr@ifRu
dh gSf l;r vFkok vk; dks /;ku esa ugh j[kk tk,xkA
(ii) The creamy layer status of a candidate is determin ed on the basis of the status of his paren ts (Father -
mother) and not on the basis of his own status or inc ome or on the basis of s tatus or income or on the
basis or status or income of his/her spous e. Ther efor e, while determining the creamy layer status of a
person the status or the income of the candidate himself or of his/her spouse shall not be taken int o
account.

¼3½ dsUnzh; vks-ch-lh- tkfr izek.k i= izk Ir djus ds fy, rglhy esa izLrqr fd, tkus okys] Hkkjr ljdkj ds fu/kkZf jr vkosnu&i=
izk#i esa ^osru dh vk;* o ^d`f"k&vk;* n’kkZus gsrq dksbZ dkWye gh ugh gSA
(3) There is no any c olumn to show the ‘salar y-income’ or ‘agriculture-income’ in application format
prescribed by Govt of India to b e produced in Tehsil to get c entral OBC caste certificate.

¼4½ dsUnzh; Øhehys;j ekinaM fnukWad% 08&09&1993 ds&

(4) As per Central creamy layer criteria Dt. 08.09.199 3-
(i) fu;e (II) (ii) ds rgr~ ekrk&firk esa ls dksbZ ,d Mk;jsDV Dykl Vw vkWf Qlj ;k ekrk&firk esa ls dksbZ ,d Mk;jsDV Dykl
Vw vkWf Qlj o nwl jk r`r h; Js. kh deZpkjh ;k ekrk&firk nksuksa Mk;jsDV r`rh; Js.kh deZpkjh gksus ij Hkh mEehnokj dks
Øhehys;j ugha ekuk tk;sxk o vkj{k.k dh ik=rk jgsx h Hkys gh osru dh vk; fdruh Hkh gksA
(i) Rule (II) (ii), if parents, either of whom is a direct Class II officer or parents, either of whom is a direct
Class II officer & another is a Class III employee or parents, both of whom are Class III employees the
candidate shall not be treated as creamy layer & will be eligible for OBC r eservation irrespective of
any salary income.
(ii) fu;e (II) (iii) ds rgr~ firk Mk;jsDV r`rh; Js. kh deZpkjh] ijUrq 40 o"kZ dh vk;q ds iwoZ Dykl ou esa inksUur gksus ij Hkh
mEehnokj dks Øhehys;j ugha ekuk tk;sx k o vkj{k.k dh ik=rk jgsx h Hkys gh osru dh vk; fdruh Hkh gksA
(ii) Rule (II) (iii), if parents of whom only the father is a direct Class III employee and gets into Class I at
the age of 40 or earlier the candidate shall not be tr eated as creamy layer & will be eligible for OBC
reservation irresp ective of any salary income.
(iii) fu;e (II) ds rgr~ lkoZt fud miØe] cSad] chek laxBu] fo’ofo|ky; bR;kfn ds deZpkfj;ksa dk Øhehys;j fu/kkZj.k ’kkldh;
inksa ds lerqY; vFkok led{krk ds vk/kkj ij fd;k tk,xk] Hkys gh osru dh vk; fdruh Hkh gksA
(iii) Rule (II), creamy layer determination of employees under PSUs, Banks, Insurance Organisations,
Universities, etc. will be don e on equivalen t or comparable basis to government posts irrespective of
any salary income.

¼5½ dsUnzh; inksa ;k dsUnzh ; izos’ k tSl s vkbZ-,-,l-] vkbZ-ih-,l-] cSad] jsyos] vkbZ-vkbZ-Vh-] vkbZ-vkbZ-,e-] ,u-vkbZ-Vh- ¼,-vkbZ-bZ-bZ-bZ-½] ,El]
d`f"k] esfMdy egkfo|ky;ksa rFkk dsUnzh; fo’ofo|ky;ksa bR;kfn esa vks-ch-lh- vkj{k.k izk Ir djus ds fy;s Hkkjr ljdkj dh i`F kd
ls tkjh tkfr;ksa dh dsU nzh; fiNM+k oxZ lwph ds vk/kkj ij dsUnzh ; izk #i ¼gj jkst xkj lekpkj esa miyC?k½ esa i`F kd tkfr izek.k
i= izk Ir djuk vfuok;Z gSA jkT; dh dbZ tkfr;kWa dsUnzh ; fiNM+k oxZ lwp h esa ’kkfey ugha gksus o dbZ LFkkuksa ij jkT; o dsUnzh ;
Øhehys;j ekinaM ks esa fHkUurk gksus ls jkT;ksa ds vkj{k.k gsrq tkjh vks-ch-lh- tkfr izek.k i= dsUnzh ; vkj{k.k gsrq ekU; ugha gSaA
(5) To get OBC reservation in central posts or central admissions like IAS, IPS, BANK, RALWAYS, IIT,
NIT(AIEEE), AIIMS, AGRICULTURE, MEDICAL COLLEGES & CENTRAL UNIVERSIY etc. a separate OBC
certificate is r equired on the basis of cen tral list of OBCs issued by Govt of India in central format
(available in every Employment News). As some of the state OBC castes are not included in central list of
OBCs & at many places there is a differenc e between state & c entral creamy layer criteria, the state OBCs
certificates are not allowed in central res ervation..