Hyderabad: Telangana Backward Classes Commission Chairman G Niranjan on Tuesday, August 11, urged Prime Minister Narendra Modi to take expeditious steps to include 40 communities in the Central Other Backward Classes (OBC) List. After the last representation, the Union Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment had sought details of the 40 communities from Telangana, and the list had been forwarded to the Central Government on July 18. On August 3, a letter from the Director of the Ministry of Social Justice stated that the inclusion or exclusion of communities in the Central OBC List is carried out in accordance with the provisions of Article 342A of the Constitution of India. Also Read Telangana BC Commission apprehensive over absence of BC details in censusG Niranjan expressed concern on the matter, saying some of the communities have been waiting for their inclusion in the Central OBC List since 2008. The Chairman stated that due to the delay, people from these communities are being deprived of the OBC opportunities in Central Government educational institutions and employment services.