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AP govt committed to welfare of SC/STs: Kiran Reddy

Last Updated: Tuesday, March 22, 2011, 18:35

Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Kiran Kumar Reddy on Tuesday said the state government was totally committed to the welfare of Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes.

SCs/STs who migrate cannot claim reservation in Delhi: CAT

Last Updated: Thursday, August 19, 2010, 19:19

Reserved category candidates belonging to other states cannot claim reservation as a matter of right in jobs in Delhi, the Central Administrative Tribunal has held.

Crime against SCs, STs on rise: Govt

Last Updated: Tuesday, August 17, 2010, 10:23

Crime against Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes communities has seen a surge in the recent years as close to 40,000 cases were registered during 2008, about 3,600 more than the previous year.

Helped by edu, upper castes earn double than STs

Last Updated: Sunday, June 27, 2010, 23:42

Negating protagonists of the caste-based census, a new study has revealed that wide income disparity between the upper castes and SC/STs and OBCs is driven more by urbanisation and education than the caste groups.

`SCs/STs for open seats be treated as general`

Last Updated: Saturday, May 29, 2010, 00:34

Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribe candidates qualifying against open seats for promotion cannot be adjusted against the vacancies earmarked for SC/ST quota, the CAT has held while giving relief to a Delhi Police woman constable.

Paswan for free education for SC, STs upto PG level

Last Updated: Monday, April 19, 2010, 21:36

LJP chief Ram Vilas Paswan on Monday demanded that the government should provide free and compulsory education to scheduled caste and scheduled tribe students upto post-graduate level.

Age, fee relaxation for SC/ST/OBCs in Gen category too: SC

Last Updated: Wednesday, January 13, 2010, 21:13

The Supreme Court has held that reserved candidates like SCs, STs, OBCs can be provided age relaxation and fee concession for selection in government jobs under general category even after the reserved quota has been filled.

`Migrant Dalits, OBCs not to get quota in new states`

Last Updated: Monday, August 17, 2009, 22:37

In a verdict of far-reaching implications for the government`s reservation policy, the Supreme Court has ruled that Dalit and backward category migrants from one state to another cannot claim reservation in jobs or educational institutions in their new domicile.

Bill passed to extend quota of seats for SCs/STs

Last Updated: Tuesday, August 4, 2009, 20:59

Parliament on Tuesday approved a Constitutional amendment bill seeking to extend by another 10 years reservation of seats for SCs and STs in the Lok Sabha and state assemblies.