In a meeting to review the progress of various government schemes aimed at the welfare and upliftment of SCs, the Finance Minister urged ba...

The meeting would also review the measures undertaken for the welfare of Scheduled Castes in the banks. The review will focus on the reserv...

The home ministry said the delays in investigation (beyond 60 days from the date of filing of FIR) shall be monitored at the district and s...

An amount of Rs 10,517.62 crore has been allocated for the Department of Social Justice and Empowerment for financial year 2021-22, a rise ...

The overwhelming opposition from states gains significance as a seven-member Supreme Court bench is set to re-examine the politically conte...

Labour minister Santosh Gangwar submitted data that showed that of the 76.44 lakh Scheduled Caste persons who registered themselves for job...

The bench had earlier ordered that a copy of the PIL be served on the government’s litigation wing as the first step.

Minister of State for Social Justice and Empowerment Krishan Pal Gurjar also said the NCBC has sought constitutional position on the lines ...

AIADMK's Puducherry unit today wanted the government to ensure that the Right to Education Act was enforced without delay in the Union Terr...

Replying to a question, Gurjar said that there is an improvement in the economic and educational status of the SCs, STs and OBCs over a per...

Part 4 of the Gadgil-Mukherjee formula stipulates a state that is "financially disabled" and "lacking in infrastructure facilities" is qual...

The Commission, however, has intimated to Rajasthan, Odisha and Jharkhand that they are eligible for getting SCS as per the criteria.

Cong manifesto has launched a quota offensive to bait dalits, backwards and poor, though the UPA regime has already dismissed these proposa...

National Commission for SCs may summon officials of Gautam Buddh Nagar, claiming that two dalit boys were missing since the police action o...

Days after UP said the NCSC review in Lucknow would only be attended by officials and not the minister, the national panel has decided to g...

The Government is working towards allocating 25 per cent of total funds under the Annual Plan for states and Five Year Plans for uplift of ...

President Dr APJ Abdul Kalam has said that the government is sensitive to the issue of affirmative action including reservation in private ...