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Rs 1042.786 cr sanctioned to Bihar for welfare of SC, OBC, EBC in last 5 y
Updated : 3 years, 1 month ago IST
In a written reply to the Lower House of the Parliament, the minister said that the Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment is also implementing various schemes to reduce poverty and ensure the socio-economic development of poor and marginalized persons belonging to Scheduled Castes (S
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SC, HC judges appointed under Constitution, not reservation: Kiren Rijiju
Updated : 3 years, 1 month ago IST
Law and Justice Minister Kiren Rijiju on Thursday while responding to queries in parliament stated that the appointment of judges of the Supreme Court and High Court is made under Articles 124, 217 and 224 of the Constitution of India which do not provide for reservation for any caste or
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OBC reservation in urban polls: Samajwadi Party files SLP in apex court
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
Samajwadi Party on Wednesday filed a Special Leave Petition (SLP) in the Supreme Court, opposing the Allahabad High Court's Lucknow bench order to hold the urban body elections without reservations for Other Backward Classes.
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SC to hear on Jan 4 UP govt's plea against Allahabad HC order to conduct l
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
The Supreme Court on Monday agreed to hear on January 4 the plea of Uttar Pradesh government challenging the Allahabad High Court order directing the State poll panel to hold urban local body elections without reservation for the Other Backward Classes (OBCs).
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OBC reservation in urban polls: Yogi govt files SLP in Supreme Court
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
Uttar Pradesh government on Thursday filed a Special Leave Petition (SLP) opposing the Allahabad High Court's Lucknow Bench order to hold the urban body elections without reservation for the Other Backward Classes.
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SC notice to Centre on plea seeking caste-based census for OBCs
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
The Supreme Court has issued notice to the Centre on a plea seeking directions for a caste-based census for Other Backward Classes (OBCs) in the upcoming 16th Indian Census.
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Other Backward Classes oppressed even after 75 years of Independence: BC l
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
BC Rajyadhikara Samiti president Suresh Dasu on Saturday said that people of the Other Backward Class (OBC) community are being "oppressed" even after 75 years of the country's independence.
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Chhattisgarh Governor to approve Reservation Amendment Bills on Monday
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
"I'm totally in favour of the Bill, I thank opposition parties also for backing the decision to raise the quota for backward classes from 58 to 75. I will approve the Bill by Monday," Uikey said.
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Chhattisgarh passes bills to hike OBC, SC quotas
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
The Chhattisgarh assembly on Friday unanimously passed two amendment bills hiking reservation in admissions and government jobs in the state for the Other Backward Classes (OBCs) and Scheduled Caste (SC) communities, in line with the proportion of their populations.
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Congress's Hanumantha Rao demands caste-wise census in Telangana, warns of
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
Rao said that the population of Other Backward Classes (OBC) has increased, and recounted the demands for the caste-wise census raised by heads of governments across various states.
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Special Assembly session in Jharkhand today, key Bills to be tabled
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
The government ledf by Chief Minister Hemant Soren is likely to pass Bills related to the domicile policy based on 1,932 land records and 27 per cent reservation for the Other Backward Classes (OBC) communities.
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Chhattisgarh CM announces provision for free education for students from e
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
Raipur (Chhattisgarh) [India], September 8 (ANI): Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel announced the provision of free education to Economically Weaker Section (EWS) and other backward classes for their competitive exam preparation.
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