Bihar Savarna Aayog
| बिहार सवर्ण आयोग | |
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| Agency overview | |
|---|---|
| Formed | 31 January 2011 |
| Type | State commission |
| Jurisdiction | Government of Bihar |
Agency executive |
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| Footnotes | |
| State commission for Savarna Samaaj in Bihar | |
Bihar Savarna Aayog (Devanagari: बिहार सवर्ण आयोग) is a state commission dedicated to the economically and educationally backward upper castes people in Bihar.[1][2] The main objective of the commission is to give suggestions to the government to integrate the economically and educationally backward upper castes in the mainstream of the society. The Commission was constituted on 31 January 2011. It is a five-member commission.[3] The commission is headed by a president selected from the government. The present president of the commission is Mahachandra Singh. According to the president Mahachandra Singh, more than 50 percent of the upper caste people in Bihar are economically weak.[4] Bihar is the first state in India having separate commission for the Savarna castes.[5]
Etymology
The Indic term Savarna refers to the class of the upper castes in the northern part of the Indian subcontinent. It is general category of the Indian constitution. Similarly the other Indic term Aayog refers to a state commission for official activity. Thus Bihar Savarna Aayog literally translates to a state commission looking official activity into the matter of Savarna class in the state of Bihar in India.
Background
In the year 2010, the Bihar legislative assembly election was fought in the name of Savarna Arakshan (reservation for upper castes). The voices for Savarna Arakshan were raised by both the ruling and the opposition parties. During the election campaigns, it was initially raised by Lalu Prasad Yadav and then the chief minister Nitish Kumar too endorsed it and promised to establish a Savarna Aayog to benefits the weaker section of the Savarna castes people in the state.[5]
History
After the election, Nitish Kumar returned to power and decided to form the Savarna Aayog (Upper Caste Commission). On 27 January 2011, the cabinet of the Bihar Government approved the formation of the Savarna Aayog.[5] Finally, on 31 January 2011, the commission for Savarna class was constituted.[3]
The commission was formed with five members under the chairmanship of the retired judge D K Trivedi of the Allahabad High Court. Krishna Prasad Singh was appointed as the vice-chairman of the commission. Similarly, its other founding members were Narendra Prasad Singh, Farhat Abbas, and Sanjay Mayukh Prakash.[5]
Objectives
- To identify educationally and economically weaker groups among the upper castes in the state of Bihar.
- Identifying a segment of the upper castes that has limited sources of economic advantage, including land, compared to other segments, and assessing the decline in the importance of their ancestral occupations.
- To find out the reasons for their backwardness and to suggest solutions in their larger interest.
- The state government should set a criterion on economic basis to identify those people of upper caste who are living in adverse conditions.[5]
References
- ↑ "बिहार में सवर्णों के लिए राहत: सभी 38 जिलों में तैनात होंगे नोडल अफसर, EWS और आरक्षण मामलों में नहीं होगी देरी - bihar nodal officers to resolve savarna complaints locally". Jagran (in Hindi). Retrieved 2026-08-07.
- ↑ "बिहार में सवर्ण राजनीति के लौटेंगे दिन! आयोग कर सकता है समुदाय के लिए ये तीन सिफारिशें". www.livehindustan.com (in Hindi). 2025-06-06. Retrieved 2026-08-07.
- 1 2 "सवर्ण आयोग के दो साल बीत गए, सर्वे अबतक अधूरा". Dainik Bhaskar (in Hindi). 2013-03-14. Retrieved 2026-08-07.
- ↑ "बिहार में सवर्ण आयोग का फैसला- हर जिले में होंगे नोडल अधिकारी, अब शिकायतों के लिए नहीं लगाने पड़ेंगे सरकारी दफ्तरों के चक्कर". Prabhat Khabar (in Hindi). 2026-08-05. Retrieved 2026-08-07.
- 1 2 3 4 5 "आठ साल पहले बिहार में हुआ था सवर्ण आयोग का गठन". News18 हिंदी (in Hindi). Archived from the original on 2025-10-14. Retrieved 2026-08-07.