In 1953, the first Backward Classes Commission was appointed under the chairmanship of ______.
Kaka Kalelkar
The question asks for the chairperson of the First Backward Classes Commission appointed in 1953.
Under Article 340 of the Constitution, President Rajendra Prasad appointed the First Backward Classes Commission on 29 January 1953 with Kaka Kalelkar as its chairman. It submitted its report in March 1955, identifying 2,399 socially and educationally backward castes.
B. P. Mandal headed the Second Backward Classes Commission (1979), while V. P. Singh and P. V. Narasimha Rao were Prime Ministers who dealt with its implementation; none chaired the 1953 body.
Hence, Kaka Kalelkar.
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