Punjab Minister of Social Justice, empowerment and Minorities Baljit Kaur on Saturday said that AAP Government allocated Rs. 92 crore to 250 colleges from the 2024-25 budget under the Post Matric Scholarship for Scheduled Caste Students scheme.
Shabari, in the letter, said that the Beda Budaga Jangam caste is a nomadic community with unique cultural and anthropological characteristics, having migrated to various border regions in search of livelihoods.
The Supreme Court has held that religious conversion undertaken solely to access reservation benefits without genuine belief in the adopted religion undermines the fundamental social objectives of the reservation policy.
Union Minister Reddy said that Congress' promise to provide reservations for Muslims was a "betrayal" of Babasaheb Ambedkar's vision adding that the move not only promotes communal division but also jeopardises reservations meant for the Scheduled Caste, Scheduled Tribe and Other Backward Cl
Haryana Chief Minister Nayab Singh Saini on Wednesday announced that the state government has implemented sub classification of reservations for Scheduled Castes (SCs) in government jobs.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi lashed out at Congress for what he called "dangerous intentions" regarding reservations for Scheduled Castes (SC), Scheduled Tribes (ST), and Other Backward Classes (OBC) during a campaign rally in Sarath.
Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami addressed the public at the Scheduled Caste Swabhiman Sammelan organized at Chandrapuri in Kedarnath Assembly and highlighted the policies of the BJP and the development work done in the state.
The Karnataka Government on Monday during the Cabinet meeting decided to establish a one-man commission to provide advice on implementing internal reservation for scheduled castes.
Haryana Cabinet on Friday approved the recommendations of the Haryana Scheduled Castes Commission's report to divide the reservation for Scheduled Castes after the decision of the Supreme Court and also approved it to append to the rules of Business of the State Government.
Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) chief Mayawati Friday criticised the Haryana BJP government's decision to implement the sub-classification of Scheduled Castes (SC) for reservation, calling it a "conspiracy to divide Dalits once again".
Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge sharply rejected Prime Minister Narendra Modi's claim that Congress is controlled by "Urban Naxals" and accused the BJP of being a party of terrorists responsible for lynchings and heinous crimes against Scheduled Castes (SCs) and tribals.
Union Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan laid the foundation of a multipurpose facilitation centre for training of Scheduled Castes (SC) and Scheduled Tribes (ST) farmers in Jharkhand on Sunday.