Union Petroleum Minister Dharmendra Pradhan on Thursday requested Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik to implement Other Backward Classes (OBC) quota in government jobs and educational institutions. 
Writing to the Chief Minister, Pradhan said OBCs and Social and Economically Backward Classes (SEBCs) constitute a considerable portion of the total population in Odisha, many of whom also face the scourge of poverty and illiteracy necessitating a special treatment to the communities both in the field of education and employment.