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Lok Sabha passes bill to accord constitutional status to NCBC
Updated : 8 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Apr. 10 (ANI): The Lok Sabha on Monday passed a bill to accord constitutional status to the National Commission for Backward Classes (NCBC).
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Dattatreya lauds Cabinet's approval on new OBC commission
Updated : 8 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Mar. 24 (ANI): Union Labour and Employment Minister Bandaru Dattatreya on Friday while appreciating the initiative of the Union Cabinet to establish a constitutional commission for the upliftment of the backward classes said that the demand was pending from long time and i
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Cabinet approves setting up of NSEBC as Constitutional body
Updated : 8 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Mar. 23 (ANI): The Union Cabinet chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday approved setting up of National Commission for Socially and Educationally Backward Classes (NSEBC) as a Constitutional body.
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Jat quota protestors warn govt., say will march up to Parliament
Updated : 8 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Mar. 2 (ANI): Members of the Jat community are staging a protest at the Jantar Mantar here demanding quota in education and government jobs under the Other Backward Class (OBC) category.
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Telangana CM announces special comprehensive plan for Most Backwards Class
Updated : 8 years, 9 months ago IST
Hyderabad (Telangana) [India], Feb. 20 (ANI): Telangana Chief Minister K. Chandrashekhar Rao on Monday announced that a special comprehensive plan will be put in place for the development of the Most Backward Classes (MBCs) in the state.
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Telangana Govt. grants permission to set up 119 residential schools for Ba
Updated : 8 years, 9 months ago IST
Hyderabad (Telangana) [India], Feb. 5 (ANI): The Telangana Government granted permission to set up 119 residential schools for the students belonging to the Backward Class.
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SC agrees to hear Rajasthan Govt.'s plea on Gujjar reservation
Updated : 8 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Feb. 3 (ANI): In a big relief to the Rajasthan Government, the Supreme Court on Friday agreed to hear a petition of the state government against the high court judgment which quashed the reservation of five percent offered to the Special Backward Class (SBC), including the
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Maha Cabinet to setup separate ministry for development of OBCs
Updated : 8 years, 9 months ago IST
Mumbai [India], Dec. 27 (ANI): The Maharashtra Government on Tuesday decided to create a new ministry for welfare of Vimukta Jati and Nomadic Tribes (VJNT), OBCs and Special Backward Classes.
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Cabinet approves inclusion and amendments in Central List of OBC for eight
Updated : 8 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Dec.1 (ANI): The Union Cabinet has given its approval to notify inclusion and or amendments in the Central List of Other Backward Classes (OBC) notified in respect of the eight states of Assam, Bihar, Himachal Pradesh, Jharkhand, Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh, Jammu and Kash
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Andhra plans to distribute free mobile phones, launch 'AP Purse'
Updated : 8 years, 9 months ago IST
Hyderabad (Andhra Pradesh) [India], Nov. 26: With an aim to ease the problems faced by people in the state due to the implementation of demonetisation policy, Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N. Chandra Babu Naidu is planning to distribute free mobile phones to people, especially economically-
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Pay maintenance expenses to ST students of post-metric hostels: Telangana
Updated : 8 years, 9 months ago IST
Hyderabad (Telangana) [India], Nov. 24 (ANI): Chief Minister K. Chandrashekhar Rao on Thursday instructed the officials concerned to pay maintenance expenses to the Scheduled Tribes (ST) students of post-metric hostels as was done with the Scheduled Castes (SCs) and Other Backward Class (OBC
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EBC quota: SC to hear Gujarat Govt.'s plea on Aug 22
Updated : 8 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi, Aug 12 (ANI): The Supreme Court will hear the Gujarat Government's plea on August 22 against the High Court order quashing the ordinance providing 10 per cent quota for the economically backward classes in government jobs and college seats.
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