Why Durgapur matters to the reform argument
Public sector steel employment in Durgapur has shrunk for decades, so entry quotas govern an ever-smaller pool while the private market hires on tested skill.
Institutions
- NIT Durgapur
- CSIR-CMERI
- Durgapur Government College
Localities
City CentreBenachityBidhannagarMuchipara
State policy context · West Bengal
The Calcutta High Court struck down a large tranche of West Bengal's OBC classifications in May 2024, and the SSC teacher-recruitment case led to the Supreme Court cancelling roughly 25,000 school appointments in April 2025. Both outcomes turned on process integrity and classification evidence rather than on the principle of assistance itself.
- WBPSC
- West Bengal SSC
- WBCHSE
- WBJEE Board