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...
Congress-led states plan to woo DalitsKerala, Uttarakhand, Himachal Pradesh and Assam will soon make it mandatory that funds are earmarked for SCST welfare in proportion to thei...
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.
Government to fix accountability for Dalit fundsUnion social justice minister Thaawar Chand Gehlot said that the government wants the budget for SC welfare to be used as per norms.
How Prasad Dahapute and his team of five IIM grads are raising Rs 500 cr for Dalit businessesPrasad Dahapute and his team of five IIM graduates took on the onerous challenge of raising venture capital fund dedicated to Dalit busines...
In capitalism, you can buy a Mercedes and hire a Brahmin driver: Chandra Bhan PrasadNothing is fixed by birth. The only permanent thing is competition and a Dalit has the opportunity to move ahead through competition, says ...
SIDBI commits Rs 10 crore to DICCI SME fund for dalit entrepreneursUnion Finance Minister Chidambaram complimented SIDBI for being the first FI to contribute to the DICCI SME Fund and urged other FIs to do ...
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...
Montek: government, industry aid for Dalit VC FundUnder the SC&ST sub-Plan, certain proportion of funds meant for any programme is to be spent for providing benefits to these communities.
Venture capital fund to promote dalit business launchedA VC fund, dedicated to promoting Dalit entrepreneurs, has been registered by Sebi, paving way for creation of a corpus to support business...
- Dalit industry body to set up Rs 500cr venture capital fund
"We expect the procedure to be completed soon and in the next six-eight months we will be ready with the fund," Kamble maintained.
Credit disbursements to dalit entrepreneurs drops 33.8% this fiscalLack of credit is threatening to derail fledgling attempts by hundreds of dalit entrepreneurs to overcome deep socio-economic barriers
Dalits venture into funding to help community with Rs 500 crore fundThe Rs 500-crore fund, being championed by the Dalit Indian Chamber of Commerce and Industry, will be registered with capital market regula...
- Mayawati Govt siphoned off central funds: Rahul Gandhi
Congress general secretary Rahul Gandhi today accused Mayawati government in Uttar Pradesh of siphoning off central funds sent for developm...
- Paswan now wants ‘his’ quota of central funds
The quota enthusiasts in the Manmohan Singh government have found a fresh cause: funds quota.
- Paswan demands funds quota for Dalits
Quota enthusiasts in the Manmohan Singh government have found a fresh cause - funds quota.