Pradhan Mantri Anusuchit Jaati Abhuyday Yojana (PM-AJAY) is a merged scheme of the three Centrally Sponsored Schemes, namely Pradhan Mantri Adarsh Gram Yojana (PMAGY), Special Central Assistance to Scheduled Castes Sub Plan (SCA to SCSP) and Babu Jagjivan Ram Chhatrawas Yojana(BJRCY), said U
Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami participated in the Scheduled Caste People's Representatives Conference (Garhwal Division) program in Dehradun today.
On Mahaparinirvan Diwas, commemorating the death anniversary of BR Ambedkar, the Parliamentary Committee on the Welfare of Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes on Wednesday presented a detailed report outlining key recommendations.
Former Karnataka Chief Minister and senior BJP leader Basavaraj Bommai on Tuesday accused the state Chief Minister Siddaramaiah of indulging minority appeasement politics while doing "injustice" to Dalits and tribal communities.
According to sources in the government of India, the Prime Minister also instructed the officials to expedite the committee formation for reservation to Madiga community.
A group of Tamil Nadu Congress Committee (TNCC) Scheduled Caste wing members burnt an effigy of Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Khusbu Sundar who has been facing the heat for her 'Cheri language' remark.
The Supreme Court on Thursday directed the Central government to set up a fresh delimitation commission to ensure a proportional representation of the communities specified as Scheduled Castes (SCs) and Scheduled Tribes (STs), as mandated under the Constitution.
"We pledge to conduct a caste census in the state if voted back. The census exercise would cover the Scheduled Caste, tribal castes, backward classes, general category and minorities," Baghel announced after unveiling the party's manifesto in Raipur on Sunday.
Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath has remarked that before 2014, government schemes were often distributed based on caste, voting preferences, religion, and personal connections.
"The image of Scheduled Caste MP Vinod Sonkar ji has been hurt by @bspindia MP Danish Ali. In his affidavit, Darshan Hiranandani promised to pay the expenses (money) for Mahua's (corrupt MP) air travel, hotel and car within the country and abroad. Ethics Committee Chairman Sonkar Ji asked fo
The Tamil Nadu Police has arrested six persons of an intermediate caste for allegedly assaulting, stripping and urinating on two Scheduled Caste youths, the police officials said on Wednesday.