Can states prepare their own list of socially and educationally backward classes?
Yes, states can prepare their own list of socially and educationally backward classes. According to clause (3) of the context: "Notwithstanding any contained in clauses (1) and (2), every State or Union territory may, by law, prepare and maintain, for its own purposes, a list of socially and educationally backward classes, entries in which may be different from the Central List."