Dear Karan,

In Maharashtra VJNT caste comes under OBC Category. As per the rules and regulation and the reservation policy VJNT caste are entitled to the same benefits that OBC candidates are entitled to and this is maintained even in the competitive examinations.

As of 2008, the Banjara community has been listed as a Scheduled Tribe (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scheduled_Tribe) in the states of Andhra Pradesh, Telangana and Odisha. They were designated as an Other Backward Class (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Other_Backward_Class) in Chhattisgarh, Gujarat, Haryana, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra and Rajasthan, and as a Scheduled Caste (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scheduled_Caste) in Karnataka, Delhi and Punjab.