In an affidavit filed before a bench of Justices L Nageswara Rao and B R Gavai, the Centre informed it that the policy for reservation is i...

The apex court said the collection of information regarding inadequacy of representation of SCs/STs cannot be with reference to the entire ...

A 5-judge Constitution bench in 2018 held that the well-off members of the Scheduled Castes (SCs) and Scheduled Tribe (ST) communities cann...

Historically, this section has long been characterised by a lack of connect with mainstream businesses, resulting in far less number of bus...

The Personnel Ministry, in an order, said, "The cadre controlling authorities of Central government ministries, departments and Union terri...

Citing data from the Department of Personnel and Training (DoPT), the North West Delhi MP said only one SC and three ST secretaries are in ...

The SC order vindicated the government’s view that there should be reservation in promotion for Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes, soci...

In order to provide reservation in promotions, the states must first determine whether the criteria of 'inadequacy of representation', 'bac...

The Minister was responding to the demand for reservation in promotion raised by Congress leader Mallikarjun Kharge during a debate on dema...

A bench of justices, however, said the aggrieved employees, belonging to SC/ST categories, can themselves seek redressal from the court.

Jaya Bachchan said parents take a lot of pain in getting education for their children and hope that they would grow naturally in their care...

The government may also initiate disciplinary action against such employees as per the rules, Principal Secretary D K Kotia said.

The high proportion of SC in Group D is because nearly 40% of “safai karamcharies” are SC--this pushes up the proportions all round.

These vacancies were to be filled through promotion to SC/ST employees, but pendency persisted in absence of clarity in policy.

Dalit MPs today staged a dharna inside the Parliament house complex demanding reservation in promotion for SC/ST employees in government jo...

LJP made a strong pitch for early introduction of a Bill in Parliament to ensure promotion for SC/ST candidates in government job.

Government today agreed to members' demand for bringing a Constitution amendment bill for reservation in promotion of SCs and STs in state ...