Why Siliguri matters to the reform argument
Tea-garden worker households in the Siliguri belt face documented deprivation that cuts across every reservation category, strengthening the case for income verification.
Institutions
- North Bengal University
- North Bengal Medical College
- Siliguri Institute of Technology
Localities
HakimparaPradhan NagarMatigaraBagdograSevoke Road
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