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Andhra CM Jagan Mohan Reddy affirms commitment to welfare of SC, ST, OBC c
Updated : 2 years, 2 months ago IST
Highlighting his commitment to social inclusivity, Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Jagan Mohan Reddy on Friday emphasised his government's top priority given to the welfare of Scheduled Castes (SC), Scheduled Tribes (ST), and Other Backward Classes (BC) communities.
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Work on Prime Minister JANMAN Yojana has been started: Chhattisgarh CM Vis
Updated : 2 years, 2 months ago IST
Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Vishnu Deo Sai on Tuesday said the implementation of Prime Minister JANMAN Yojana has been started in the state and 15 schemes aimed at bringing the Scheduled Tribes to the mainstream will be launched in the coming days.
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Karnataka govt has recommended to Centre to include Ambiga community in ST
Updated : 2 years, 2 months ago IST
Chief Minister Siddaramaiah said that the Karnataka government has already recommended twice to the central government to include the Ambiga community in the Scheduled Tribe list.
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LGBTQ community not entitled to vertical reservations like SC, ST, OBC: Fo
Updated : 2 years, 2 months ago IST
Former Chief Justice of India (CJI), Justice UU Lalit, on Thrusday said the LGBTQ (Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and Queer) community is not entitled to claim "vertical' sort of constitutional reservations like those given to the Scheduled Castes (SC), Scheduled Tribes (ST), Other B
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On Ambedkar's death anniversary, Parliamentary panel on SCs and STs submit
Updated : 2 years, 3 months ago IST
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.
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Ex-Karnataka CM Bommai accuses Siddaramaiah govt of indulging in minority
Updated : 2 years, 3 months ago IST
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.
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Representation of SCs/STs: SC asks Centre to set up fresh delimitation com
Updated : 2 years, 4 months ago IST
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.
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Rajasthan: BJP expels Jitendra Meena for contesting election from Bassi ag
Updated : 2 years, 4 months ago IST
Rajasthan BJP expelled Scheduled Tribe Morcha former state president Jitendra Meena for contesting the upcoming state election from the Bassi constituency against the officially declared candidate of the party.
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Karnataka to set up separate secretariat for Scheduled Tribes
Updated : 2 years, 4 months ago IST
CM Siddaramaiah further said that Karnataka has the distinction of being the first state to bring in a law to set aside a separate grant for the welfare of SC/ST categories according to this population.
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MP: Rebel BJP Minister Narayan Tripathi forms 'Vindhya Janata Party'; fiel
Updated : 2 years, 5 months ago IST
Founder of the party, Tripathi is contesting from Maihar assembly constituency in the upcoming assembly elections scheduled to be held next month. The candidates list include 10 Scheduled Tribes (ST) reserved seats, one Scheduled Caste (SC) reserved seat and 14 general category seats.
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Uttar Pradesh: Nishad Party launches campaign for SC status to community
Updated : 2 years, 5 months ago IST
"Today this yatra is being taken out so that we can get the Scheduled Caste status soon. Till 1951, we were recognised as a Scheduled Tribe. We were put in the backward class group and betrayed," the Minister said while speaking to reporters.
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Jharkhand HC quashes FIR against BJP leader Pratul Shahdev
Updated : 2 years, 5 months ago IST
The case against Shahdeo was registered in Latehar district under sections 341, 342, 323, 325, and 307 of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) and 3/4 of the Scheduled Castes and the Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989).
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