Consider the following statements regarding the Second Backward Classes Commission:
1. In 1979, the Second Backward Classes Commission was appointed under the chairmanship of B.P. Mandal.
2. This commission was tasked with determining the criteria to identify the socially and educationally backward classes and recommending measures for their advancement.
3. In its report, the commission recommended 27% reservation in government jobs for socially and educationally backward classes.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

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All the statements are correct. The First Backward Classes Commission was set up in 1953 under the chairmanship of Kaka Kalelkar. The Second Backward Classes Commission was appointed in 1979 under the chairmanship of B.P. Mandal. The commission was mandated to identify the criteria for socially and educationally backward classes and to suggest steps to be taken for their advancement. In 1980, the commission submitted its report recommending 27% reservation in government jobs for socially and educationally backward classes.

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