Scheduled Castes

Centre to revamp schemes for SC/STs and minorities

The Development Monitoring and Evaluation Office (DMEO) of Niti Aayog has invited proposal to engage a consultancy firm to support…

September 30, 2024 03:15 IST

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7 years of govt’s National SC-ST Hub scheme: How it has fared in boosting public procurement

The government procurement worth Rs 1,485.16 crore has been made through the scheme from 10,139 SC/ST-owned enterprises in the financial…

October 19, 2023 11:50 IST

Cast it aside: Caste census can open a Pandora’s Box as it will be used by political parties for cynical reasons

The Opposition, particularly the Congress party, ought to remember Jawaharlal Nehru’s words: “This way (ever larger scope of reservation) lies…

October 16, 2023 05:00 IST

Continuation of reservation ‘absolutely necessary’, Centre says in Supreme Court

“We want to add more material to strengthen the case of the government that continuation of reservation is absolutely necessary,”…

September 21, 2023 16:52 IST

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Special Credit Linked Capital Subsidy Scheme: Nearly 300% jump in FY23 claims filed by SC-ST MSEs

The scheme provides a 25 per cent capital subsidy to the SC/ST-owned MSEs on institutional finance for procurement of plant…

August 7, 2023 11:52 IST

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MSME Ministry’s National SC-ST Hub scheme benefitted this many micro, small units till March 31, 2023

Credit and finance for MSMEs: According to the data available on the SC/ST hub portal, Rs 1,301.93 crore worth procurement was…

May 1, 2023 14:58 IST

Muddying the waters

While 10% quota for economically weaker sections is welcome, reservation shouldn’t be allowed to exceed the 50% cap

November 8, 2022 04:30 IST

Jharkhand: As crisis looms, Soren govt raises reservations for SC, ST, others to 77 per cent

The state cabinet, at a meeting chaired by Chief Minister Hemant Soren on Wednesday, hiked the OBC reservation to 27…

September 15, 2022 11:51 IST

Why a ‘Mahagathbandhan’ in UP remains elusive: Akhilesh-Mayawati cold war and the tangled caste politics

It has gradually emerged as a fact that challenging the BJP will turn out to be a daunting task for…

August 19, 2021 13:13 IST

Explained: The caste census, BJP’s resistance within and the hurdles in offing

The demands for a caste-based census have grown following the passage of the Constitution 127A Amendment Bill in the Parliament.

August 17, 2021 17:03 IST

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AAP approaches national commission for Scheduled Castes on assault case

A day after its councillor Rakesh Kumar was allegedly manhandled by BJP councillors, the AAP today approached the National Commission…

June 10, 2016 20:30 IST

IGNCA Chief stokes controversy over role of B.R.Ambedkar

Recently appointed as chief of a premier government-funded art centre here, Ram Bahadur Rai today stoked a controversy by questioning…

Updated: June 7, 2016 21:50 IST

Govt approves two bills to modify STs’ list in five states

Two bills seeking to modify the existing list of scheduled tribes in five states and identify new communities in the…

May 25, 2016 20:06 IST

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‘India’s legacy of discrimination against SCs, women and Muslims apparent in housing sector’

Evictions and displacements are “quite common” in India and its legacy of discrimination against SCs, women and Muslims is even…

Updated: April 22, 2016 23:42 IST

One in four Indians admit to practicing untouchability, reveals a survey

A shocking fact revealed by a pan-India survey that Indians belonging to virtually every religion and caste group, admit to…

May 4, 2015 16:42 IST

PM: Had B R Ambedkar not been there, where would have been Narendra Modi?

Describing Dalit leader Dr B R Ambedkar as a victim of “political untouchability”, Prime Minister Narendra Modi today credited the…

April 20, 2015 21:03 IST

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Govt may ease ban on wheat product exports: Pralhad Joshi

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