Speaking at the National Conference of Chairpersons of Committees on the Welfare of SCs and STs, Birla said the two-day dialogue had become a confluence of ideas, experiences, and innovations aimed at bringing positive transformation in the lives of disadvantaged communities.
The National Conference of Chairpersons of Committees of Parliament and State Legislatures on the Welfare of Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes began on Friday in Bhubaneswar, Odisha.
"Through our government, our party's clear line is that we want to give 27 percent reservation to OBCs. We have openly said that we are prepared for this. Congress leaders are also saying they also wanted the same, so let us sit together. We are ready to call an all-party meeting. Both sides
Chief Minister, Odisha, Mohan Charan Majhi; Union Minister of Tribal Affairs, Jual Oram; Union Minister of Education, Dharmendra Pradhan; Deputy Chairman, Rajya Sabha, Harivansh, and Chairperson, Parliamentary Committee on Welfare of SC and ST, Dr Faggan Singh Kulaste will also address th
Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma, addressing a press conference, said the restriction has been enforced to prevent illegal immigrants from obtaining Aadhaar cards and falsely claiming Indian citizenship.
The Congress on Wednesday pressed the PM Modi Government to act on the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Education's report recommending reservations for Scheduled Castes (SC), Scheduled Tribes (ST), and Other Backwards Classes (OBC) in private higher educational institutions (HEIs).
The Supreme Court on Monday dismissed a plea challenging the Bombay High Court's decision to quash an FIR filed under various provisions of the SC/ST (Prevention of Atrocities Act) and the IPC, against 9 persons in the Mohan Delkar abetment to suicide case, 2021.
Union Minister Dharmendra Pradhan responded to Rahul Gandhi's tweet regarding the vacant OBC and SC/ST posts. He said that Rahul Gandhi has always practised the politics of falsehood.
On Telangana CM Revanth Reddy supporting ex-governor Bandaru Dattatreya for vice president post, Congress leader Vamsi Krishna Gaddam criticised the BJP's approach to the southern states and marginalised communities.
Government of India launched a project to set up Common Services Centres (CSCs) to provide citizen-centric services. Village Level Entrepreneurs (VLEs) are empowered to set up CSCs.
Stand-Up India has provided nearly Rs 29,000 crore in sanctions to SC/ST and Women Entrepreneurs since April 2022 till March 2025, Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said in a reply to a question in Rajya Sabha today on Tuesday.