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Centre apprises Rajya Sabha of criteria for EWS reservation
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], December 15 (ANI): Minister for Social Justice and Empowerment Dr Virendra Kumar on Wednesday informed the Rajya Sabha that the Economically Backward Class (EWS) reservation of ten per cent in employment and admission in educational institutions has been implemented as per
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SC dismisses Maha govt's plea to direct Centre to disclose SECC 2011 raw c
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], December 15 (ANI): The Supreme Court on Wednesday dismissed a plea of the Maharashtra government seeking direction to the Centre to disclose the Socio-Economic and Caste Census 2011, raw caste data of Other Backward Classes (OBC) after the Centre submitted that the data co
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SC stays OBC reservation in Maharashtra's local body elections
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], December 6 (ANI): The Supreme Court on Monday stayed the 27 per cent reservation for the Other Backward Classes (OBC) in the local body election of Maharashtra until further orders.
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Telangana: 45 students, 1 teacher test positive for COVID19
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
Sangareddy (Telangana) [India], November 29 (ANI): Telangana is witnessing an increase in COVID-19 cases as 45 students and 1 teacher of Mahatma Jyotiba Phule Backward Classes Welfare school in Sangareddy district have tested positive for the coronavirus.
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Andhra assembly adopts resolution asking Centre to take up caste-based cen
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
Amaravati (Andhra Pradesh) [India], November 23 (ANI): The Andhra Pradesh Assembly on Tuesday adopted the resolution to request the Centre to take up a caste-based census of backward classes.
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Republican Party of India (A) supports Patel community's demand of inclusi
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
Junagadh (Gujarat) [India], November 21 (ANI): Union Minister Ramdas Athawale has said that his party, the Republican Party of India (Athawale) supports the Patidar or Patel community's demand of its inclusion in the Other Backward Class (OBC) category.
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Madras HC terms reservation for Vanniyars in education, employment as "unc
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
Madurai (Tamil Nadu) [India], November 1 (ANI): Madurai Bench of Madras High Court on Monday issued an order terming the 10.5 per cent internal reservation for the Vanniyars community in Tamil Nadu as "unconstitutional".
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SC asks Centre to put NEET-PG counselling on hold
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], October 25 (ANI) The Supreme Court on Monday directed the Centre to put the counselling for National Eligibility cum Entrance Test (PG) on hold until it decides the validity of the Centre's decision to introduce Other Backward Classes (OBC) and Economically Weaker OBC and
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Congress didn't allow Kalelkar report to be implemented when it was in pow
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], October 22 (ANI): Union Minister for Environment Bhupender Yadav on Friday said at an intellectual conference of Other Backward Classes (OBC) in Delhi that the Congress never implemented the Kaka Kalelkar report which was made for the welfare of the backward classes whe
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Former Andhra CM writes to PM Modi, requesting census of backward classes
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], October 19 (ANI): Former Andhra Pradesh chief minister and Telugu Desam Party (TDP) chief N Chandrababu Naidu on Tuesday wrote a letter to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, requesting him to include caste data in census enumeration to ensure the development of backward classes
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COVID-19: SC directs Delhi govt to come up with plan to help disadvantaged
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], October 8 (ANI): The Supreme Court on Friday directed the Delhi government to come out with a plan to help children of Economically Backward Class (EWS) category and disadvantaged groups during the COVID-19 pandemic for their online classes.
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National backward class welfare body meets in Hyderabad on caste-based cen
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Hyderabad (Telangana) [India], October 6 (ANI): The National Backward Class (BC) Welfare Association on Wednesday held a meeting with OBC caste-wise census as its "prime agenda". The meeting was attended by leaders from several political parties and representatives of the Backward Classes.
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