According to sources, the NCST has conveyed to the government that the problems of SCs and STs are "distinctly different in nature and requ...

Reviews conducted by NITI Aayog have revealed that the ministries are unable to find targeted schemes to utilise the earmarked amount and s...

The thrust is likely to be on infrastructure creation in SC and ST-dominated districts, they said, with enhanced allocation for constructio...

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 ...

Niti Aayog has proposed to revamp the decades-old Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribes Sub Plan which involve 41 ministries earmarking 2-20...

Some of the proposals under consideration include giving flexibility to ministries and departments to allocate funds for SCs and STs for sp...

At a time when the country is battling a pandemic, only Rs 521.57 crore of Rs 1,862.59 crore has been released under the Allocation for Wel...

Struggling with poor utilisation of funds earmarked for scheduled caste and scheduled tribe welfare schemes, the Centre has proposed a mone...

Even as most ministries show 50-60% utilisation with less than a month for the current fiscal to end, the review has found that funds spent...

The budget has given a decisive push to social sector with enhanced allocations for welfare schemes and a renewed emphasis on education for...

The FM also said that Rs 35,600 crore has been allocated for nutrition related programme in FY21.

A study by National Campaign on Dalit Human Rights (NCDHR) reveals that 50% of the earmarked funds are either not relevant to the community...

The Niti Aayog has drawn up a plan that is expected to raise spending on scheduled castes and tribes that account for more than 25% of Indi...

An assessment by the NCDHR has claimed that even special funds earmarked for SC/STs seldom directly reach beneficiaries.

"The Mudra Bank will refinance institution through a Pradhan Mantri Mudra Yojana. The lending priority will be given to SC/ST enterprises."

A Parliamentary committee has recommended a legislation to guarantee employment to urban poor, especially those from SCs and STs, in the sa...

Aiming to give a fillip to backward classes, Finance Minister P Chidambaram on Wednesday announced a slew of schemes including those specif...