The Maharashtra government has clarified that the Government Resolution (GR) on Maratha reservation does not give Other Backward Classes (OBC) certificates to all Marathas, but only to those who are genuine Kunbis from the Marathwada region. Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis said, “The new GR does not affect the OBC quota. The document does not mean all Marathas (sarsakhat). It only means that genuine Kunbis will get caste certificates.”

The CM explained that British documents were considered while issuing certificates. However, as Marathwada was under the Nizam’s rule, not the British, and records there are found in the Hyderabad Gazette. “In other places, British-era documents are considered; on similar lines, the Hyderabad Gazette should be considered for the Marathwada region,” Fadnavis clarified.

The CM further explained that his government will always work for the betterment of all communities, and while giving anything to a particular community, it would not take away from another. “Ours is not a government that will do injustice to one community, while doing justice to another. That is exactly what has happened now, too. While accepting demands for Maratha reservation, we have not altered the OBC quota,” Fadnavis cited.