Meaning of backward class in English:
backward class
noun
(In India) a socially or economically disadvantaged section of the population (frequently in plural); specifically one for which assistive legislative provision is made.
"other backward classes": those backward classes who are not designated as belonging to a Scheduled Caste or Scheduled Tribe; abbreviated OBC.
Origin
Late 19th century.
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