Border Roads Organisation (BRO)
- Context: Defence Minister inaugurated 125 Border Roads Organisation (BRO) infrastructure projects valued at ₹5,000 crore — marking the largest single-day project launch in the organisation’s history.
About Border Roads Organisation (BRO)
- It is a premier road construction executive force under the Ministry of Defence responsible for developing and maintaining strategic infrastructure in India’s border areas and in friendly foreign countries.
- Established on 7 May 1960.
- BRO functions under the Border Roads Development Board (BRDB)
- Headquarters: New Delhi
- Aim: To meet the strategic needs of the Armed Forces through efficient, time-bound and high-quality infrastructure development. To support socio-economic development of remote border regions.
National Backward Classes Welfare Commission
- Context: Madras High Court directs the Central Government to fill all vacant posts, including Vice Chairman, in the National Backward Classes Welfare Commission within 6 months.
About National Backward Classes Welfare Commission
- It is a constitutional body under Article 338B, mandated to safeguard the rights and ensure the welfare of Socially and Educationally Backward Classes (SEBCs).
- Originally created under the NCBC Act, 1993, it gained constitutional status in 2018 through the 102nd Constitutional Amendment, which inserted Articles 338B and 342A.
- Composition:
- 5 members: Chairperson, Vice-Chairperson, and three Members.
- Appointed by the President of India by warrant under his hand and seal.
- Members hold rank and pay equivalent to Secretary, Government of India.
- Current Chairman of the National Backward Classes Welfare Commission: Shri Hansraj Gangaram Ahir
