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"Govt received report and it is under consideration": H Kantharaju on Karn
Updated : 1 year ago IST
The former chairperson of the Backward Classes Commission, H Kantharaju, on Monday said that the government has received the report on the Karnataka caste census and it is under consideration.
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"Make provision for reservation in "private sector": RJD's Manoj Jha on ca
Updated : 1 year ago IST
Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) MP Manoj Jha on Saturday described the caste census as a crucial first step towards ensuring social justice, while advocating for expanding the scope of reservation and greater political representation for backward classes.
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NSUI delegation meets Rahul Gandhi, seeks intervention to restore student
Updated : 1 year ago IST
"Since the implementation of Other Backward Classes (OBC) reservations in 2006, there has been a rise in participation from OBC, Dalit, Adivasi, minority, and women students--challenging the status quo. In response, the regime has pushed to ban elections, fearing empowered student leadership
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"Caste census conducted in 2011 was haphazard": BJP leader Aparajita Saran
Updated : 1 year ago IST
Bharatiya Janata Party leader Aparajita Sarangi on Thursday termed the 2011 caste census a "haphazard survey" and said that the central government has decided to conduct a caste census, keeping in view the people's needs.
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"Modi understood country will not run in name of Ram, will have to work fo
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"Today, even Narendra Modi has understood, this country will not run in the name of Ram, you have to work for the poor. They said before it will be politics, this is not an advantage. Indira Gandhi also did things, land sales, nationalised banks. When Sonia Gandhi put a bill in Parliament, R
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'100% victory of PDA unity': Akhilesh Yadav on Caste Census decision
Updated : 1 year ago IST
Samajwadi Party (SP) chief Akhilesh Yadav on Wednesday termed the Union Cabinet's decision to include caste enumeration in the national census a "100 per cent victory" of the unity of 90 per cent of PDA--Picchda (Backward classes), Dalits (Schedule Castes), and Alpasankhyaks (Minorities).
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"Will empower all economically, socially backward classes": Amit Shah, Na
Updated : 1 year ago IST
BJP President and Union Minister JP Nadda targeted the Congress for fulfilling its "political interests" for a long time on the issue.
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Opposed caste system, advocated for equality: Union Minister Shobha Karand
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"Today is Guru Basaveshwara Jayanti...we call him Basava Anna, which means brother; he has been a brother to everyone. He opposed the caste system and rose above the same to discuss equality. He brought equality among all the castes; he was a Brahmin, but he worked for the backward classe
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"CM has advised us to go through this report": Minister Parameshwara on Ka
Updated : 1 year, 1 month ago IST
Karnataka Home Minister G Parameshwara on Wednesday said that the Backward Class Commission has already submitted its report to the cabinet, and Chief Minister Siddaramaiah has advised the ministers to study it and come back in the next meeting with suggestions.
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Caste Census report will be discussed in state cabinet on April 17: Karnat
Updated : 1 year, 1 month ago IST
The Karnataka State Commission for Backward Classes has submitted the caste census (socio, economic, and educational survey) report to the Siddaramaiah-led cabinet. If released, the caste census report will be the second by a Congress-ruled state after Telangana
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"They are stooges of RSS": Karnataka Minister Kharge slams BJP over caste
Updated : 1 year, 1 month ago IST
Karnataka Minister Priyank Kharge on Monday slammed the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), calling its members "stooges of RSS" in reference to their stance on minority rights and caste-based allocation, following a report on the state's caste census.
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Around 50% of Mudra accounts belong to SC, ST and OBCs; boosting financial
Updated : 1 year, 1 month ago IST
The Pradhan Mantri Mudra Yojana (PMMY) is boosting financial independence among marginalized groups as nearly 50 per cent of the 52 crore PMMY accounts belong to individuals from Scheduled Castes (SC), Scheduled Tribes (ST), and Other Backward Classes (OBC), says a report by State Bank of In
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