After Modi government's caste census announcement: NDA allies pitch for OBC & SC sub-categorisation to ensure 'social justice'Following the announcement of the caste census, BJP allies in Uttar Pradesh and Bihar are advocating for sub-categorization of OBCs and SCs...
04 May, 2025, 11.41 PM IST
Epoch-making verdict of Supreme Court: Subcategorising SCs remains difficultThe Supreme Court ruled on the categorisation of Scheduled Castes in the Punjab Vs Davinder Singh case, ending a two-decade debate. The cou...
03 Aug, 2024, 01.06 AM IST
Commission for sub-categorisation of OBCs gets six-month extensionIn a gazette notification, the Social Justice and Empowerment Ministry said in exercise of the powers conferred by Article 340 of the Const...
25 Jan, 2023, 09.02 PM IST
Panel set up to examine sub-categorisation of OBCs gets 13th extension: Govt sourcesThe development comes a month after Social Justice and Empowerment Ministry Secretary R Subrahmanyam had told reporters that the commission...
06 Jul, 2022, 06.42 PM IST
Sebi comes out with new format for disclosure of shareholding patternsIn addition, Sebi came out with new formats for disclosing shareholding pattern of the public shareholders and non-promoter non-public shar...
30 Jun, 2022, 08.35 PM IST
Cabinet approves extension of term of Commission examining sub-categorisation within OBC in central listThe proposed extension of tenure up to January 31, 2022 and addition in its terms of reference shall enable the Commission to submit a comp...
14 Jul, 2021, 05.22 PM IST
14 states against Centre's plan to sub-categorise Scheduled CastesThe overwhelming opposition from states gains significance as a seven-member Supreme Court bench is set to re-examine the politically conte...
22 Sep, 2020, 08.13 AM IST
Uneven distribution of OBC benefits: Panel gets extension for six monthsOfficials had cited delay in the panel report for not including OBC enumeration in the ‘test census’ starting on August 12.
01 Aug, 2019, 08.21 AM IST
Sub-categorisation of OBCs: Panel seeks countrywide surveyJustice G Rohini (retd), who is heading the five-member panel, set up to suggest parameters for an equitable distribution of OBC reservatio...
30 Dec, 2018, 12.56 PM IST
Panel examining OBC sub-categorisation likely to get extension till May 31A final call in this regard is expected be taken by the Union Cabinet on Thursday when the proposal is likely to figure during its meeting,...
21 Nov, 2018, 06.26 PM IST
Wary of opening new front, govt sitting on OBC report?With the upper caste backlash over the government's aggressive pro-Dalit measures roiling the politics, will BJP execute the radical measur...
28 Sep, 2018, 10.20 AM IST
Five member panel set up for equitable OBC quotaThe commission would examine the extent of inequitable distribution of benefits of reservation among castes or communities included in the ...
03 Oct, 2017, 12.17 AM IST
First woman chief justice of Delhi high court to head panel on OBC sub-categorisationThe Commission would have as its members director of Chennai-based Centre for Policy Studies Dr J K Bajaj, Anthropological Survey of India ...
02 Oct, 2017, 11.21 PM IST
Ahead of 2019 polls, BJP forms panel to examine quota within OBC quotaThe commission would examine the extent of inequitable distribution of reservation benefits among caste and communities included in the bro...
24 Aug, 2017, 12.46 AM IST
Government rules out having a relook at reservation system"Neither there is any proposal before the government, nor would there be a proposal (before it in the future)," Jaitley told a press confer...
23 Aug, 2017, 08.01 PM IST
MRPS delegation from Andhra, Telangana calls on M Venkaiah NaiduA delegation from Madiga Reservation Porata Samithi (MRPS) from Andhra Pradesh and Telangana today met Union Parliamentary Affairs M Venkai...
11 Aug, 2015, 05.50 PM IST
NCBC recommends sub-categorisation within OBCs into three groupsNCBC has recommended sub-categorisation into three sub-categories namely Extremely Backward Classes, More Backward Classes and Backward Cla...
31 Jul, 2015, 07.25 PM IST