(India) The relatively wealthy and well-educated members of the other backward classes, who are ineligible for government benefit programs.
(India) The relatively wealthy and well-educated members of the other backward classes, who are ineligible for government benefit programs.
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(Singapore, dated in Hong Kong, informal) The middle class; specifically those who are too wealthy to qualify for welfare schemes but not rich enough to afford non-subsidized housing, access further opportunities or maintain lifestyle expectations.