PMO: Ministries and not NITI Aayog to monitor SCSP, TSPFinally, on January 27, the Cabinet Secretariat issued an order, assigning the responsibility to the ministries of Social Justice and Empow...
NITI Aayog to examine if SC/ST sub-plans can be non-lapsableThe decision was taken at a recent meeting on Scheduled Castes Sub-Plan (SCSP) and Tribal Sub-Plan (TSP) monitoring framework chaired by th...
State scheme pilots dreams of 10 needy students for freeThe government, under its Special Component Sub-Plan (SCSP) and Tribal Sub-Plan (TSP), has waived the entire fee for these students and pro...
Unable to monitor Tribal, SC sub-plans: NITI AayogThe TSP and SCSP were launched in 1974 and 1979 respectively for the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes. While six per cent of the plan ...
Budget 2016: Dalits, adivasis get raw dealAn analysis done by NCDHR showed that, like in past years, instead of earmarking 16.6 per cent funds for Dalits, only 7 per cent has been e...
Law sought for implementation of SC, Tribal Sub-PlansThe meeting saw demands for a job quota to promote inter-caste marriage, issuance of coins of one rupee denomination entirely with Ambedkar...
Funds earmarked for SC/STs seldom reach beneficiaries, says NGOsAn assessment by the NCDHR has claimed that even special funds earmarked for SC/STs seldom directly reach beneficiaries.
Ambedkar’s 125th birth anniversary celebrations: SC/ST spend to be mandatoryAt present, 24 central ministries and departments set aside funds under SC Sub-Plan and TSP, but most ministries struggle to spend the mone...
NITI Aayog to monitor implementation of SC and ST Sub PlansIn another reply on central assistance to Bundelkhand, he said, "The allocation (under the package) for Uttar Pradesh was Rs 3,606 crore in...
Like UPA, NDA's Union Budget 2015 neglects tribalsPlan allocation for schemes under various ministries and departments that serve Dalits and adivasis remains much below the targeted levels ...
Government does nott allocate plan outlays for dalits, adivasisIt is legally mandated that every ministry and department should earmark 16% funds for schedule castes and 8% for schedule tribes.
Budget 2014 hikes allocation for Labour and Employment ministryBudget proposes to increase the plan expenditure of Labour and Employment min by around 45% to Rs 2,496 cr for the current financial year w...
Election manifesto: SC/STs, OBCs lead Congress agenda workAfter its humiliating defeat in the assembly elections, Congress has started work on vice-president Rahul Gandhi's promise to reconnect wit...
States show high budget allocation but spend less on SC/STBihar with 15.7% dalit population, showed an allocation of 16.9% for SCSP in the annual Plan for 2010-11, but its budget documents accounte...
Increase wage days under MGNREGS to 200: ReddyAP asked the Centre to increase the number of wage days under the MGNREGS from 150 to 200 to benefit non-farm labour and marginalised secti...
No objection from Cos on CSR norms in Companies Bill: Govt"The ministry has not received any communication from any company expressing reservations/objections about the provision (CSR in Companies ...
- Government spending over Rs 600-crore on IT project for North-East: Sachin Pilot
The government said it is spending over Rs 600 crore on an IT project, especially meant for upgrading e-governance and IT services, in N-E ...