Can't exclude SC/ST creamy layer from quotas: Government to Supreme Court | India News - The Times of India
NEW DELHI: Opposing the application of the 'creamy layer' criterion for exclusion of affluent members of scheduled caste and scheduled tribe communities from benefits of reservation in jobs and admissions to educational institutions, the government has told the Supreme Court that discrimination against SCs/STs and OBC/SEBC communities do not happen only due to economic considerations.