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Onus of SC, ST welfare does not lie only with Centre, but with state gover
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 19 (ANI): Training guns on the Congress Party, Union Minister of Petroleum and Natural Gas Dharmendra Pradhan on Wednesday said that the onus of providing welfare to Schedule Castes and Schedule Tribes lies with both state governments and the Centre.
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FPS allotment should benefit SC/ST also: Paswan
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 28 (ANI): Union Minister for Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution Ram Vilas Paswan on Wednesday suggested that fair price shops (FPS) should also be allotted to people belonging to the Scheduled Castes/Scheduled Tribes (SC/ST).
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President Mukherjee approves NCSC officials' appointment
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 31 (ANI): President Pranab Mukherjee on Wednesday approved the appointment of officials in the National Commission for Scheduled Castes (NCSC).
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Jaipur: Gujjar community back under OBC category
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Jaipur (Rajasthan) [India], May 20 (ANI): With the Gujjar community set to be included under the OBC category, Rajasthan Social Justice & Empowerment, Minority Affairs Minister Arun Chaturvedi on Saturday assured that the main motive of the Rajasthan government is to protect the jobs of
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Yogi Govt. preparing strategy to strengthen OBC, SC categories
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Lucknow (Uttar Pradesh), May 01 (ANI): The Yogi Aditynath-led government is in the process of preparing two new categories for the state development, first to bring the neglected castes forward in the Other Backward Class (OBC) and Scheduled Caste (SC) category and second to forgive debt of
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Eyeing MCD, Kejriwal promises SC-ST Commission in Delhi
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Apr. 14 (ANI): Post the Aam Aadmi Party's (AAP) debacle in Rajouri Garden bye-poll, Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Friday tried to woo people of the Scheduled Castes (SCs) and Scheduled Tribes (STs) to recover political capital in upcoming Municipal Corporat
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Parliament passes Constitution (SCs) order (Amendment) Bill 2017
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi, Apr. 10 (ANI): Parliament has passed the Constitution (Scheduled Castes) Order (Amendment) Bill 2017 with the Rajya Sabha approving it today. It was passed by Lok Sabha on March 23.
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Yogi Adityanath-led UP Govt will fulfill all promises: BJP
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Lucknow (Uttar Pradesh)[India], April. 4 (ANI): The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Tuesday said that Yogi Adityanath-led Uttar Pradesh government will fulfill all the promises made by the party in its vision document, adding that they will work for development of all sections and castes and
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Allahabad HC seeks govt. response on PIL to give facilities of Schedule Ca
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Apr. 3 (ANI): The Allahabad High Court on Monday sought response from the Uttar Pradesh Government over a notification which directed the inclusion of 17 Other Backwad Castes (OBCs) under the category of Scheduled Castes.
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Mayawati continues attack on BJP over reservation
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Mar 24 (ANI): Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) supremo Mayawati on Friday fired a fresh salvo at the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) by accusing it of turning a blind eye to the woes of the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes.
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SC categorisation: Telangana CM meeting with PM Modi postponed
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Hyderabad (Telangana) [India], Feb. 5 (ANI): The all-party delegation led by Telangana Chief Minsiter K. Chandrashekar Rao, which was scheduled to meet Prime Minister Narendra Modi on February 6 in the national capital with a motive to take assent on the categorisation of the Scheduled Caste
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SC categorisation: Telangana CM to lead all-party delegation to PM Modi
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Hyderabad, (Telangana), [India], Feb. 4 (ANI): With a motive to take assent on the categorisation of the Scheduled Castes (SCs) Bill, Telangana Chief Minister K. Chandrashekar Rao would lead an all-party delegation to meet Prime Minister Narendra Modi on February 6 in the national capital.
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