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Maharashtra government extends educational benefits to Maratha students on par with OBCsThe Maharashtra government has made Maratha students eligible for educational concessions and benefits previously available to the OBC cate...
Mahayuti committed to Maratha community, OBC interests fully protected: Maharashtra CM FadnavisMaharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis assures the public of his government's dedication to resolving the Maratha reservation issue. ...
Bengal's BJP govt to implement 7th Pay Commission, free travel & Annapurna Bhandar for womenWest Bengal's new BJP government, under Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari, has approved the 7th Pay Commission for state employees to bridge ...
SP president Akhilesh Yadav promises loan waivers to farmersSamajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav pledges swift 24-hour payments for sugarcane farmers if his party wins in 2027. He promises loan waive...
Mayawati bats for sub-quota for SC, ST, OBC women within 33% reservationBSP chief Mayawati advocates for a dedicated sub-quota system for women from SC, ST, and OBC backgrounds within the proposed 33% women’s re...
Odisha hikes quotas for STs, SCs; introduces reservation for OBCs in medical, technical educationOdisha has significantly boosted reservation quotas for Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribe students in medical and technical education, ra...
OBCs will hit streets if their quota is diluted for Marathas: Chhagan BhujbalChhagan Bhujbal warned of OBC protests if Maratha reservation impacts them. He opposed OBC status for Marathas, citing limited quota for nu...
Maharashtra likely to pass bill for Maratha quota on TuesdayThe Maharashtra assembly is poised to approve a bill granting reservations to Marathas in government positions and educational institutions...
BJP to hit streets against MVA's 'inability' to secure MP-like quota for OBCs"Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray has not paid any attention to OBC quota. The Maharashtra government has not been able to do what has been ...
Maharashtra mulls how to reserve local body seats for OBCs, to consult legal expertsIf the plan is implemented, districts with Scheduled Caste and Schedule Tribe quota of 20-30% will see quota for OBC candidates for the rem...
Justice Rohini Commission on OBCs likely to get a one-year extensionThe latest extension - on account of the Covid-19 pandemic - will however coincide with a countdown to the next assembly polls in states wh...
Sub-groups of backward castes may get ‘neutral’ tagsHaving established that certain castes are monopolising the quota benefits, the commission would now recommend the division of the central ...
Only 5-6% quota for Yadavs, 3 other dominant castes in UP: Om Prakash RajbharA committee set up by Rajnath Singh as CM had proposed this long ago. The fact is that in UP, in the 27% OBC and 22.5% SC/ST reservation qu...
BJP hopes to reap political harvest with govt's OBC decisionsThe twin moves are being seen as a balancing act as dominant castes among the OBC have long viewed with suspicion any move at sub-categoris...
OBC quota subcategorisation - the next political gamble ahead of UP pollsHighly placed sources indicated that the proposal for a sub categorization of the 27% OBC quota is back on the table and could be a strong ...
Dalit Muslims, Dalit Christians & quota: What is it all about?The issue of categorising Dalit Muslims and Dalit Christians among SCs is separate from that of earmarking 5% quota of OBCs for other relig...
Subdivision of OBCs not on our agenda, Centre saysNational Commission for Backward Classes had argued that subdivision would ensure equitable distribution of Mandal reservations.
National Commission for Backward Classes seeks government nod to divide central OBC list for equitable reservationNCBC seeks to divide the central list into three groups with each group getting a 27 per cent of reservation, ensuring that the deserving c...
- Now, OBC forum too demands quota in promotions
Senior Congress MP & convenor of OBC Forum of MPs, Hanumantha Rao has called a meeting of all OBC MPs on Sept 5, to make the demand.
- Congress panel wants minority sub-quota
After Union minister and Congress leader A R Antulay favoured reservation benefits for Dalit Muslims and Christians, sections of the Congre...