Centre set to rationalize 3 cr scholarships for SC/ST/OBC and minoritiesThe government, faces a difficult task when it undertakes rationalisation of scholarships – it cannot reduce the monetary amount to bring a...
19 Oct, 2021, 10.48 AM IST
Rs 7,200-crore scholarship plan for reserved classProposal is for class 9 to postgrad students of OBC, SC, Denotified tribe, EBC categories. Centre also proposes to link senior citizens wit...
16 Jan, 2020, 07.20 AM IST
At nearly 43%, Muslims have highest percentage of illiterates: CensusAccording to the Census 2011 data, Jains have just 13.57 per cent illiterate - aged 7 years and above - among all the communities.
31 Aug, 2016, 10.34 PM IST
Government extends deadline for scholarship applications by minority studentsThe students can submit their applications till August 31 now, Union Minister of State for Minority Affairs I/C Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi said in...
22 Jul, 2016, 05.53 PM IST
Just 8.5 per cent disabled population graduate: CensusAccording to the census data of 2011, released by the Registrar General of India (RGI), of the total disabled population of 2.68 crores in ...
15 Jul, 2016, 08.07 PM IST
Government mulling revising scholarship norms for SC studentsThe move comes in the backdrop of unearthing of corruption in implementation of centrally-sponsored 'post-matric scholarship and freeship' ...
29 May, 2016, 12.35 PM IST
Tribal Ministry seeks to merge 5 schemes for ST studentsThe Tribal Affairs Ministry is seeking to merge five stand-alone centrally-sponsored schemes under an umbrella scheme for education of Sche...
11 Feb, 2016, 11.21 PM IST
Over 130 million of workforce below matric level in IndiaThe census data shows that 104.3 million main workers are illiterates and 71.5 million matriculatesecondary but below graduate level.
07 Nov, 2015, 12.38 PM IST
Only 4.5 per cent population is graduate or above: CensusOnly 4.5 per cent of the population in the country is educated upto the level of graduate or above while a majority of 32.6 per cent popula...
06 Nov, 2015, 09.46 PM IST
Education level of SC/STs gone up in comparison to last decade, says 2011 census dataEducation level among SCs and STs population at middle, higher secondary and above has gone up during 2001-2011 compared to the previous de...
31 Jul, 2015, 10.24 PM IST
India needs some macro improvements for a ratings upgrade: Kim Eng Tan, S&P"India needs to push reforms ahead to allow GDP growth to remain relatively strong for a sustained period of time."
04 Mar, 2015, 12.48 PM IST
Centre directs states to pay pre-matric scholarships to minorities through DBTI am now keen that the pre-matric scholarship scheme is also delivered to the beneficiaries through the DBT mode from this year- Najma Hept...
18 Jan, 2015, 11.47 AM IST
Minority students to soon get scholarships through AadhaarThe advocacy for focused registration of minority students under Aadhaar is to enable them to avail of the scholarship schemes run by the C...
15 Jan, 2015, 12.02 PM IST
J&K polls: Over 67 per cent candidates in phase 1 school dropoutsMore than 67% candidates for Assembly segments going to polls in the first phase elections in Jammu and Kashmir have had only school educat...
16 Nov, 2014, 05.18 PM IST
- Equal Opportunities Commission Bill to be introduced in budget session: Rahman Khan
Rahman Khan today said he planned to introduce the Equal Opportunities Commission Bill in the budget session.
04 Feb, 2013, 11.12 PM IST
Government set to increase scholarship coverage for Scheduled Caste studentsBuoyed by success of the post- matric scholarship schemes for SC students, the govt is all set to increase its coverage for 48L school chil...
02 May, 2012, 10.45 AM IST
- NAC suggests Dalit sub-Plan, law to monitor schemes under it
The working group has asked the Centre to pass an enabling law to monitor the schemes undertaken by the special Dalit plan.
07 Nov, 2011, 04.30 PM IST