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09 Aug 2024

Modi Government's Big Poll Move On Creamy Layer Quota Within SCs/STs

Information Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw today said that a detailed discussion took place during the cabinet meeting over the Supreme Court judgment that made certain suggestions on the reservation for the SCs and STs.

Telangana Assembly

10 Feb 2023

Telangana: Resolution to include backward castes in ST list passed in Assembly

The chief minister told the House that though the state government had accepted the recommendation of the ST Commission to include these BC castes into ST list and sent the proposal to the Centre in 2016, the Centre did not take any action in this regard.

05 Dec 2022

Only 31% women in India own mobile phones - BIG REASON for inequality: Oxfam

Oxfam India's latest 'India Inequality Report 2022: Digital Divide' report said on Monday that the reach of digital technologies remains limited to largely male, urban, upper-caste, and upper-class households and individuals.

Scheduled Tribes

21 Oct 2022

Paddaris, Gadda Brahmans and Kolis to get ST status along with Paharis in J&K

The GD Sharma commission has recommended ST status for the Paddari, Gadda Brahmans and Kolis along with Paharis in J&K The recommendation for the inclusion of these tribes along with Paharis as STs has been received by the Union ministry of tribal affairs After the Union cabinet's approval, it will be tabled before Parliament during the November-December winter session

Gujarat Assembly polls

16 Oct 2022

Gujarat polls: Dalit votes likely to get divided among BJP, Cong, AAP

While the BJP says it is confident Dalits will vote for it in the state Assembly polls due this year-end, the Congress says it is paying attention to seats with 10 per cent or more Dalit population

Scheduled Tribes

01 May 2022

BJP MP starts campaign seeking withdrawal of quota benefits of tribal converts

BJP MP Guman Singh Damor starts campaign seeking withdrawal of quota benefits of tribal converts. He said that tribals who convert to any other religion must not be given reservations mandated for Scheduled Tribes. Congress demanded that PM Narendra Modi and MP CM Shivraj Singh Chouhan clarify their stands on this statement.

Government of India

13 Dec 2021

Government to launch national helpline against atrocities on SCs, STs today

NHAA will be available round the clock on toll-free number 14566 across the country. The service will be available in Hindi, English and the regional language of the State/UTs. Its mobile application will also be available.

21 Dec 2020

General category employment in government services open to all: SC

The verdict came on petitions including the one filed by two candidates. They belong from OBC-female and SC-female categories respectively who had taken part in the exam in 2013 meant for the selection of constables in Uttar Pradesh.

12 Dec 2019

SC, ST reservation in legislatures extended for another 10 years

Speaking in Lok Sabha, Union Law Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad had said that the BJP was fully committed to reservation for these sections and it will never be removed. Interestingly, the proposed amendment does away with the reservation provided to the Anglo Indian community in the Lok Sabha and state legislatures.

01 Oct 2019

SC amends its 2018 verdict on SC/ST Act on Centre's plea

A three-judge bench today set aside the order and observed that the apex court should not have ventured to frame guidelines as it comes within the domain of legislatures.

07 Jan 2019

How reservation in govt jobs and educational institutes is divided in India

The reservation system which started as a measure to bring the backward classes on the same pedestal as their upper caste counterparts has time and again been used by parties for political gains. The debate over reservation was stirred yet again after the Union Cabinet on Monday approved 10 per cent reservation for economically backward in the general category.

21 Sep 2018

Poverty reduction rate fastest among STs, Muslims in India: UN data

While there is much that needs to be done to tackle poverty globally, there are "promising signs that such poverty can be - and is being - tackled."

14 Jun 2018

Man arrested for assaulting girl in UP's Shamli

Police have registered a case against the man following a complaint by the girl's father after the incident on Wednesday.

05 Jun 2018

SC allows Centre to give reservation in promotion to SC/ST employees

Seeking to know current process of promotions, the court asked: "How the promotion is taking place as of now?" The responded by saying: "They are not. It is all standstill. This is the problem".

Getting It Right

29 Jun 2018

Sleep of reason produces monsters and Bharat bandh

Parochial and knee-jerk reactions from the political class and intellectuals have left no room for meaningful interface and dialogue over the Supreme Court's order on the SC/ST Act.

03 Apr 2018

BJP, Cong slug it out over SC/ST Act; accuse each other of being anti-Dalit

Dalit protests against over SC/ST Act had resulted in large-scale violence in different parts of the country on Monday.

02 Apr 2018

Bharat Bandh: Dalit anger over SC verdict on SC/ST Act singes India

At least nine persons were killed and hundreds injured on Monday in violence across several states during a nationwide bandh called by Dalit groups.

02 Apr 2018

Bharat Bandh: As protests turn bloody, Congress and BJP lock horn on Twitter

With country-wide Bharat Bandh protests by Dalit groups turning bloody on Monday morning with the death of two people, the Congress and the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) entered a mud-slinging contest on social media. Sparring on Twitter, the parties blamed each other for atrocities against Dalits.

Yogi Adityanath

02 Apr 2018

Bharat Bandh: Yogi Adityanath appeals for peace

"If you have any complaints, bring them to us but do not break law and order."

Scheduled Caste

02 Apr 2018

All you need to know about the controversy surrounding SC/ST Act

Is the SC/ST Act often misused against government officials or is any modification to it really just a move against the SC and ST communities?

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