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Committee to be set up soon to empower Madigas: PM Modi in Hyderabad

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday said the Centre would soon form a committee which would adopt all possible ways for empowering Madigas (a SC community) with regard to their demand of categorisation of Scheduled Castes. He was speaking at a rally organised here by the Madiga Reservation Porata Samithi (MRPS), a community organisation of Madigas, one of the biggest constituents of Scheduled Castes in Telugu states, which fights for the categorisation of SCs. The BJP stood with you in every struggle since the last three decades, he said. "We are committed to end this injustice at the earliest...It is our promise that we will soon constitute a committee that will adopt all possible ways for empowering you. You and we also know that a big legal process is going on in the Supreme Court. We consider your struggle to be just," he said. "We will ensure justice. It is the top priority of the Government of India to see to it that you get justice in court also. With full strength, th

Bihar's poverty problem

Condition will not improve by increasing reservations

'SC/ST House panel satisfied with condition of both communities in Assam'

Chairperson of the Parliamentary Committee on Welfare of Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes Kirit Premjibhai Solanki on Monday expressed satisfaction on the overall social condition of these two communities in Assam. He, however, stressed on the need to improve different parameters such as education and jobs besides ending practices like manual scavenging in which mostly people from Scheduled Caste (SC) and Scheduled Tribe (ST) are engaged. Talking to reporters at the end of a three-day study tour of the panel to the state, Solanki said, "Discrimination based on caste is less in Assam and the entire northeastern region compared many other parts of the country. We have learnt that cases of atrocities on SC/ST are also few here." Solanki, who was accompanied by 14 out of total 30 members of the committee, held discussions with state government representatives including chief secretary and several PSUs such as LIC, ONGC, OIL, Northeast Frontier Railways and IIT-Guwahati. The ...

Haryana govt implements 20% quota for SCs in Group A, B promotions: Khattar

Previously, the reservation was limited to Group C and D posts in the state government

Exercise caution on portrayal of SCs, STs: BCCC to entertainment channels

The Broadcasting Content Complaint Council (BCCC) on Tuesday asked entertainment channels to exercise "extreme caution" while portraying the scheduled castes and scheduled tribes in television programmes to avoid hurting the sentiments of the members of the two communities. The channels, while depicting the stories of the members of the scheduled caste (SC) and scheduled tribe (ST) communities, must ensure that the "nuance and humanness" of the stories are communicated "sensitively" and that the violence displayed does not lead to "re-traumatization" of the communities or victims, the council said in its advisory. While portraying stories which are based solely on social evils such as untouchability and casteism, the entertainment channels should not engage in "victimization" of the people belonging to SC and ST communities, the self regulatory body of non-news entertainment channels said. It said it understands that many stories possess a moral or ethical dimension requiring ...

The die is cast: How shrinking of CPSE jobs has changed the reservation mix

Some segments have gained greater share amid a drop in overall employment

New caste equations

Empowerment must go beyond quotas

OBCs, EBCs comprise more than 63% of Bihar's population: Caste survey

The Nitish Kumar government in Bihar on Monday released findings of its much-awaited caste survey, which revealed that OBCs and EBCs constitute a whopping 63 per cent of the state's total population. According to the data released here by Development Commissioner Vivek Singh, the state's total population stood at a little over 13.07 crore, out of which, the Extremely Backward Classes (36 per cent) were the largest social segment followed by the Other Backward Classes at 27.13 per cent. The survey also stated that Yadavs, the OBC group to which Deputy Chief Minister Tejashwi Yadav belongs, were the largest in terms of population, accounting for 14.27 per cent of the total. Notably, the survey was ordered last year after the Narendra Modi government at the Centre made it clear that it would not be able to undertake a headcount of castes other than SCs and STs as part of the census.

Chhattisgarh CM Baghel seeks appointment for OBC association to meet Guv

Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel sent a letter to Governor Biswabhusan Harichandan, requesting him to give an appointment to meet the OBC Mahasabha and the State Backward Classes Welfare Association

Haryana govt announces 20% quota for SCs in Group A, B promotions

CM Khattar also said that Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana is voluntary for the farmers

Attack on SC student by classmates, TN CM Stalin expresses concern

A class 12 student belonging to the SC community in Tirunelveli district was allegedly attacked by his classmates in an apparent fallout of previous enmity, even as Chief Minister M K Stalin expressed concern over "casteism poison" creeping into young minds. The sister of the boy was also injured in the incident at Nanguneri when the assailants barged into their house and assaulted the victim, police said. The incident was a fallout of a previous scuffle involving the victim and the assailants, they said. Six minors have been held in connection with the incident and all of them have been sent to a juvenile home, they added. School Education Minister Anbil Mahesh Poyyamozhi, expressing concern over the incident, said he would take responsibility for the expenses related to the medical treatment and education of the victims. CM Stalin said the incident "sends down shivers." "It shows how much the casteism poison has crept into young students. It is intolerable to see such violence d

Over 42% teaching posts for quota candidates in central universities vacant

More than 42 per cent teaching posts reserved for OBC, SC and ST candidates in 45 central universities are lying vacant, the Rajya Sabha was informed on Wednesday. According to data shared by Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan in a written reply, 7,033 posts are sanctioned for Other Backward Classes (OBC), Scheduled Castes (SC) and Scheduled Tribes (ST) candidates in central universities and out of these, 3,007 posts are vacant. While 46 per cent posts (1665) for OBC are vacant, the vacant positions for SC and ST are 37 and 44 per cent respectively, it stated. "A total of 517 posts for the three categories have been filled in 2023 so far," Pradhan said. Among the positions filled in 2023, maximum are for the OBC category (285) followed by the SC (150) and the ST (82) categories, respectively.

NCSC reviews issues related to reservation of SC employees at ONGC

The National Commission for Scheduled Castes (NCSC) on Friday held a meeting with the ONGC management in Mumbai to review issues related to the reservation of Scheduled Caste employees at various levels, backlog vacancies, and functioning of welfare and grievances redressal mechanism. According to a statement, the NCSC delegation led by its Chairman Vijay Sampla held the meeting with senior ONGC officials, led by its chairman and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Arun Kumar Singh. During the meeting, Sampla asked the ONGC management to look into issues raised by SC employees in the memorandum and submit the action taken report to the commission. Sampla also handed over the memorandum of the SC employees' association to the ONGC management. Aiming to protect the rights of the Scheduled Caste employees as well as to ensure their welfare within the organisation, Sampla asked the ONGC management to ensure that jobs are provided to dependents of the deceased of SC/ST employees as well as to

Delhi govt expresses concern over increasing atrocities on SC/ST community

The Delhi government on Tuesday expressed concern over "increasing" atrocities against members of Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes in the national capital and a noticeable decrease in the conviction rate under the SC/ST Act. In a review meeting chaired by SC/ST Welfare Minister Raaj Kumar Anand, officials discussed urgent measures to address these alarming trends and ensure justice for the victims. The review meeting, attended by district magistrates and key officials, highlighted the need for effective implementation of the Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribe (Prevention of Atrocities) Act in Delhi. Anand stressed the government's responsibility to provide immediate legal aid to victims from the SC/ST communities and emphasised the importance of registering complaints promptly to expedite the legal process. He urged the authorities to apprehend and prosecute the culprits responsible for crimes against members of the SC/ST communities. By ensuring swift justice, the government

Union govt ready to launch flagship scheme for Scheduled castes, tribes

The latest mission replaces two major programmes. As things stand, the two programmes are run by 41 central ministries and departments

Prohibitory orders clamped as Banjara community protests against SCs' quota

The agitators gave vent to their anger, alleging that "less" reservation was given to the 'Scheduled Caste-Touchables', to which the Banjara community belongs

Parl panel calls for national portal of all atrocity cases against SCs, STs

A parliamentary panel has asked the government for creation of a national portal for listing of all cases of atrocities against the people belonging to the Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribe communities. The report of the Committee on the Welfare of Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes examined the annual reports of National Commission for Scheduled Castes (NCSC) and the measures that should be taken by the Union government to this end. The panel has asked the Social Justice and Empowerment ministry to make all out efforts for the financial independence of the NCSC in coordination with the Ministry of Finance so that it can be supplied with a separate 'Demands for Grants' for its working. The Committee said that it has so far held 26 meetings reviewing the implementation of the Acts as well as the schemes in this connection in the states and Union Territories. The Committee demanded the creation of a national Portal for listing of all cases of atrocities on SCs and STs and its ..

Categorisation of SCs protest spark tension on Vijayawada-Hyderabad highway

A policeman was injured in stone pelting as a protest by Madiga Reservation Porata Samithi (MRPS) over the demand for categorisation of Scheduled Castes (SCs) turned violent on Monday

Rs 10423 cr sanctioned to Bihar for welfare of SC, OBC, EBC in 5 yrs: Govt

the Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment is also implementing various schemes to reduce poverty and ensure the socio-economic development of poor and marginalized persons belonging to SCs, OBCs

SC govt employees in Haryana to get reservation in promotion: CM Khattar

"People from the SC community will get an additional interest waiver of 20% if they take loan for doing business. This will benefit them," he added