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Telangana Assembly adopts resolution on MGNREGS, opposes proposed changes
Updated : 2 months, 1 week ago IST
On Friday, the resolution recalled that the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme was launched in 2005 by the UPA government led by then Prime Minister Manmohan Singh to provide employment to the rural poor and ensure financial security for impoverished families.
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Himachal CM Sukhu launches official website of State Scheduled Castes Comm
Updated : 2 months, 1 week ago IST
Chief Minister said that balanced and inclusive development of the state is possible only when all sections of society benefit. With this objective, he said, the state government was implementing various schemes and policies to support marginalised communities.
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Revanth Reddy appeals to Sitharaman for FRBM exemption for Telangana's Rs
Updated : 2 months, 4 weeks ago IST
During a meeting at the Finance Minister's chamber in Parliament, Reddy sought the Centre's support for large-scale investments aimed at providing quality education to students from Backwards Classes, Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes and minority communities, who together form a majorit
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YSRCP MP Maddila Gurumoorthy demands urgent action in Tirupati sexual hara
Updated : 3 months, 1 week ago IST
YSRCP MP from Tirupati Maddila Gurumoorthy wrote letters to Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan, National Commission for Women, National Commission for Scheduled Castes, and National Human Rights Commission seeking immediate intervention in a shocking sexual harassment and blackma
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Tripura Governor pays floral tribute to BR Ambedkar on his death anniversa
Updated : 3 months, 1 week ago IST
Tripura Governor Indra Sena Reddy Nallu attended a program organised by the Scheduled Castes (SC) Welfare Department of the Government of Tripura at Ujjayanta Palace in Agartala to mark the 70th death anniversary of BR Ambedkar.
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"Will establish system to protect Baba Saheb statues from miscreants": UP
Updated : 3 months, 1 week ago IST
CM Yogi announced a series of measures to protect Ambedkar statues and strengthen welfare initiatives for marginalised communities.
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"Dedicated his life to service of Sanatan tradition": UP CM Yogi Adityanat
Updated : 3 months, 1 week ago IST
Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath visited the Panchanan Puri Peeth to pay tribute to the late Mahant Ramdas on Wednesday. A cheque of Rs 4 lakh 12 thousand was given to his wife, Devi, as the first instalment under the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes Act.
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Reserved-quota students now outnumber General category in higher education
Updated : 3 months, 1 week ago IST
Research by a team from IIM Udaipur has found that students from Scheduled Castes (SC), Scheduled Tribes (ST), and Other Backward Classes (OBC) outnumber General Category students' enrolment into higher education, a press release by academic research platform CasteFiles said.
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BJP's Sanjay Jaiswal accuses Tejashwi Yadav of being "anti-reservation"
Updated : 4 months ago IST
"Tejashwi Yadav is anti-reservation. He is anti-backward classes. This is why, as long as Lalu Yadav was in power, neither the Scheduled Castes, the Scheduled Tribes, nor the Extremely Backward Classes received reservations in the Panchayati Raj system. When Nitish Kumar came to power, ev
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Punjab SC Commission seeks report on Tarn Taran "caste discrimination" inc
Updated : 4 months, 1 week ago IST
The Punjab State Scheduled Castes Commission has taken suo motu notice of a reported caste-based discrimination incident during the Tarn Taran Vikas Mela, where Assistant Labour Commissioner Jasvir Singh (Bhagta Jatana) was allegedly made to sit separately.
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Punjab SC Commission takes suo motu notice of remarks by Amarinder Singh R
Updated : 4 months, 1 week ago IST
The Punjab State Scheduled Castes Commission has taken suo motu notice of the language allegedly used by Punjab Congress chief and Ludhiana MP Amarinder Singh Raja Warring against former Union Home Minister and Dalit leader Buta Singh during an election rally in Tarn Taran in the wake of
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Government working with sensitivity for welfare of Scheduled Castes: Himac
Updated : 4 months, 2 weeks ago IST
CM Sukhu said that Mahatma Gandhi, the Father of the Nation, struggled throughout his life to establish equality and harmony in society. "Inspired by his efforts, the state government was working with sensitivity and commitment for the welfare of the Scheduled Castes," he said, as per the
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