What is office memorandum? Give example.

The following points may help you:

a. Office Memorandum is basically  a communication issued by an appropriate authority stating the policy or decision of the government.
b. . It is referred as a Government order or a circular issued by the executive branch.

c.  It is issued for day to day administration.
d.  We may give example of  The memorandum  that made the announcement of 27% reservation for SEBC class, in addition to the reservations already there for SCs and STs. It became a highly controversial issue leading to agitation and court cases.
e.  ​It was a decison taken by V.P Singh governement which was then sent to the Department of Personnel and training which prepared the order and sought minister's approval. An officer signed an order on government's behalf and order was thus issued.
f. It was based on the report of  the second backward class commission was appointed by the government of India in 1979 headed by B.P Mandal, popularly known as Mandal Commission 


 

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