NEW DELHI: The Government has decided to exclude the socially and economically advanced among the OBCs from the ambit of 27 per cent quota in higher educational institutions.

"Whatever the Supreme Court has suggested, we will try and implement it," External Affairs Minister Pranab Mukherjee told reporters here about the decision taken by the Cabinet Committee on Political Affairs.

He said the view in the government was quite clear and it wanted to make a distinction between opportunities of higher education and those available for job reservation.

"The creamy layer concept was intended for job reservation ... The 93rd amendment is for educational opportunities to be open to all OBCs, including those belonging to the creamy layer," he said, adding that now the apex court has ruled that the creamy layer among OBCs was not entitled to the benefit of quotas in higher educational institutions.