MRSI rolls out new socio-economic classification systemAccording to MRSI, the growth in GDP and income, penetration of consumer durables, and ownership of vehicles have witnessed a significant i...
21 Feb, 2024, 07.39 PM IST
Panchamasali Lingayats meet Siddaramaiah, seek 2A quota in education, jobsPanchamasali sub-sect is estimated to make up two-thirds of the Lingayat population, which is the single largest caste group in Karnataka.
23 Jun, 2023, 07.55 PM IST
Congress slams BJP’s quota policy in poll-bound Karnataka, says it only stoked hostilities among communitiesAICC general secretary RS Surjewala, Karnataka Pradesh Congress Committee (KPCC) president DK Shivakumar and Opposition leader Siddaramaiah...
26 Mar, 2023, 07.04 PM IST
No proposal at present to release 2011 caste census data: GovernmentRai said the SECC 2011 data, excluding the caste data, had been finalised and published by the MoRD and the HUPA. The Office of the Registr...
10 Mar, 2021, 02.45 PM IST
Raw caste census data given to Social Justice Ministry for classification: Nityanand RaiUnion Minister of State for Home Nityanand Rai said the SECC was carried out by the Ministry of Rural Development (MoRD) and the then Minis...
10 Feb, 2021, 04.16 PM IST
Raw caste data given to Social Justice ministry for classification, categorisation: MHA to Rajya SabhaThe Socio Economic and Caste Census (SECC) 2011 was conducted by the Ministry of Rural Development (MoRD) and the then Ministry of Housing ...
16 Sep, 2020, 12.09 PM IST
Centre approves Rs 2,250 crore scheme to build capacity to bring out important sets of dataPeriodic Labour Force Survey (PLFS), a continuous survey to assess quarterly labour data in urban areas and annual labour data for the whol...
12 Sep, 2018, 10.12 PM IST
Indians still prefer buying feature phone over smartphonesAlmost 85% feature phone users do not intend to switch to smartphones on their next purchase, according to a recent study conducted by Mobi...
26 Jan, 2017, 04.38 PM IST
Government finds scientific way to implement social welfare programmes, combat povertyGovernment will adopt the Socio-Economic and Caste Census (SECC) instead of the poverty line-based method to identify recipients for its pr...
04 Jan, 2017, 01.28 AM IST
Government decides to go slow on Scheduled Tribe quota review“Reservation has always been a sensitive issue and any change in any form could trigger protests from a community,” a source told ET.
10 Mar, 2016, 09.34 AM IST
Government to streamline procedure, change criteria for classification of communities as Scheduled TribesAs recommendations from the states pour in, the decision to streamline is likely to come up for Cabinet approval this month.
14 Sep, 2015, 06.23 AM IST
Caste census report had over 8 crore errors: GovernmentA total of 8,19,58,314 errors were found in caste particulars and all states and Union Territories were asked to rectify the same.
29 Jul, 2015, 10.44 AM IST
Poke me: Delink surveys like SECC 2011 from pre-poll shenanigansThe question assumes enormous political significance given that the Bihar assembly elections are due in October-November.
22 Jul, 2015, 07.13 PM IST
Enough room for 2 television data providers to co-exist: TAMWhile there is a slight change in the pecking order of channels in some categories, the viewership estimates of both research outfits are n...
01 May, 2015, 05.10 AM IST
Zulu group accuses Mahatma Gandhi, South African Indians of racismA Zulu pressure group has called for South African Indians to be excluded from transformation processes, citing "overt racism" towards Blac...
27 May, 2013, 07.01 PM IST
Most Trusted Brands 2012: In teeth of competition, Colgate retains No.1 slotCheck out the Most Trusted Brands for this year and top 100 trusted brands in categories ranging from apparel and auto, to banks and bevera...
07 Nov, 2012, 08.44 AM IST
- Nokia takes four-lane road to consumers
After having grabbed a kingsize 79% share of the Rs 15,000-crore mobile handset market in India, Nokia India has found a new way of connect...
20 Jan, 2007, 03.11 AM IST