Inclusion of MBCs in scheduled caste list signals shift in social equations in Uttar Pradesh ahead of Assembly bypolls
5 years, 8 months ago

Inclusion of MBCs in scheduled caste list signals shift in social equations in Uttar Pradesh ahead of Assembly bypolls

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The Uttar Pradesh government’s decision to include 17 Most Backward Castes in the list of Scheduled Castes is likely to give the BJP an edge in the upcoming Assembly bypolls. Lucknow: The process to issue caste certificates to members of the 17 most backward classes, which were included in the SC list, could not have come at a more appropriate time in Uttar Pradesh, though the issue was raised for the first time in 2005 and remained mired in controversy. The missive was sent to all divisional commissioners and district magistrates by Principal Secretary Manoj Singh instructing them to comply with a 2017 Allahabad High Court order which said caste certificates being issued to people belonging to these 17 categories will be that of Scheduled Caste “subject to outcome of an ongoing writ petition”. The district officials have been asked to start the process of issuing caste certificates to these most backward castes that have been included in the SC list by the Yogi Adityanath government.

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Andhra Pradesh Deputy Chief Minister Pawan Kalyan welcomes SC sub-classification
3 days, 6 hours ago

Andhra Pradesh Deputy Chief Minister Pawan Kalyan welcomes SC sub-classification

The Hindu  

Andhra Pradesh Deputy Chief Minister K. Pawan Kalyan said on Thursday that sub-classification of the Scheduled Castes became a reality because of the sustained efforts of MRPS leader Manda Krishna Madiga and Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu. During a Short Discussion on the report on sub-classification of Scheduled Castes submitted by retired IAS officer Rajiv Ranjan Mishra in …

'Only Parliament Can Change SC List' : Supreme Court Dismisses PIL To Add Are-Katika Community In Scheduled Castes Category
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1 month ago

'Only Parliament Can Change SC List' : Supreme Court Dismisses PIL To Add Are-Katika Community In Scheduled Castes Category

Live Law  

Saying that only the Parliament has the power to do so, the Supreme Court today refused to entertain a public interest litigation seeking inclusion of the Are-Katika community in the Scheduled Castes category all across India. When the petition was sought to be withdrawn with liberty to approach the High Court, Justice Gavai shot back that the High Court also …

Manda Krishna wants government to rectify deficiencies in SC categorisation report before enacting legislation
1 month, 1 week ago

Manda Krishna wants government to rectify deficiencies in SC categorisation report before enacting legislation

The Hindu  

Madiga Reservation Porata Samithi founder president Manda Krishna has urged the State government to rectify the lapses in the report accepted for categorisation of Scheduled Castes to ensure equitable justice to all sub-castes within the SCs. Welcoming the government’s initiative to categorise Scheduled Castes in line with the verdict of the Constitutional Bench of the Supreme Court, he requested the …

Government should take up caste census immediately, says BSP State coordinator
6 months ago

Government should take up caste census immediately, says BSP State coordinator

The Hindu  

Bahujan Samaj Party State coordinator and former DGP of Andhra Pradesh J. Purnachandra Rao on Saturday asked the State government to take up caste census immediately as around 200 castes of backward classes and Scheduled Castes could not get representation in legislature in the seven decades. Along with BSP State president B. Paramjyothy, he released a book ‘Kula Andhra Pradesh’, …

Haryana’s caste fault lines: Congress, BJP play to their strengths in ticket distribution
6 months, 1 week ago

Haryana’s caste fault lines: Congress, BJP play to their strengths in ticket distribution

Hindustan Times  

A measure of how caste calculations influence the electoral politics of Haryana can be gauged from the ticket distribution by the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party and the Congress for the October 5 assembly elections. An analysis of ticket distribution by the two national parties shows that it is the 33% backward classes and 22% scheduled castes which are being eyed …

Subclassification of scheduled castes: Haryana govt asks SC panel to analyse data
7 months, 2 weeks ago

Subclassification of scheduled castes: Haryana govt asks SC panel to analyse data

Hindustan Times  

The BJP government in Haryana on Thursday set in motion the process to ascertain inadequacy of representation of scheduled castes in public employment because of their backwardness. The apex court judgement had held that a November 9, 1994 Haryana government notification by which the scheduled castes in the state were classified in two categories – block A and B for …

Will BJP reverse stand on caste census after electoral setbacks?
8 months ago

Will BJP reverse stand on caste census after electoral setbacks?

New Indian Express  

Demand for reservations In 2022, the government of Bihar undertook a noteworthy initiative by conducting a caste-based survey, an effort that cost nearly Rs 5 billion from its contingency fund. The findings revealed a significant demographic composition: Other Backward Classes constituted 27%, and Extremely Backward Classes 36%, together accounting for over 63% of Bihar's population. On November 9, 2023, the …

'State Can't Alter Schedule Caste List Published Under Art. 341', Supreme Court Quashes Bihar Govt Resolution To Merge EBC Community In SC List
8 months, 1 week ago

'State Can't Alter Schedule Caste List Published Under Art. 341', Supreme Court Quashes Bihar Govt Resolution To Merge EBC Community In SC List

Live Law  

The Supreme Court on Monday struck down the resolution issued by the Bihar Government in 2015 which had merged one community in the Backward Castes list with another community in the Scheduled Caste list. In 2015, the Bihar Government issued a notification merging one community in the Extremely Backward Castes list i.e., “Tanti-Tantwa” with another community in the Scheduled Caste …

OBC reservation in temporary posts: Modi govt to SC
1 year, 5 months ago

OBC reservation in temporary posts: Modi govt to SC

Op India  

The Central Government has notified the Supreme Court that reservations for Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes, and Other Backward Classes will be provided in temporary postings lasting 45 days or beyond. The union government represented by Additional Solicitor General KM Nataraj said this to the bench comprising justices Sanjv Khanna and SVN Bhatti in response to a writ petition seeking SC/ST/OBC …

What the caste survey means for Nitish-Lalu, and the BJP
1 year, 5 months ago

What the caste survey means for Nitish-Lalu, and the BJP

Hindustan Times  

The caste survey report conducted by the Bihar government and released earlier this week, in all probability is an indicator of another social churning in the state. “The impact of the caste survey would be discernible in the months to come as it has provided the actual numerical strength of caste groups, which could create a new set of leaders …

Just counting castes not enough, reveal findings of socio-economic survey as well: RLJD leader Upendra Kushwaha
1 year, 5 months ago

Just counting castes not enough, reveal findings of socio-economic survey as well: RLJD leader Upendra Kushwaha

The Hindu  

Rashtriya Lok Janata Dal leader Upendra Kushwaha, an ally of the ruling National Democratic Alliance, has demanded the release of the findings of the Bihar socio-economic survey — which was conducted alongside the caste survey whose results have caused a furore since it was made public — arguing that this would provide a “full picture” to policy framers to address …

SC gives nod to Uttar Pradesh to hold local body elections
1 year, 11 months ago

SC gives nod to Uttar Pradesh to hold local body elections

The Hindu  

The Supreme Court on March 27 gave the Uttar Pradesh Government permission to hold local body elections on being informed that the State Local Bodies Dedicated Backward Classes Commission has completed its “contemporaneous rigorous empirical investigation” to identify backward classes who deserve political representation in local bodies. On January 4, the top court stayed the High Court direction to Uttar …

203 castes in Bihar to choose from as 2nd leg of survey begins April 15
2 years ago

203 castes in Bihar to choose from as 2nd leg of survey begins April 15

Hindustan Times  

Bihar’s caste-based survey, the second leg of which kicks off on April 15, will provide an insight into the socio-economic condition and literacy level of its nearly 13 crore population, residing in 3 crore households, and also a peek into the state’s backwardness, said officials familiar with the survey. Over 3.04 lakh enumerators will now ask respondents 17 questions, including …

In affidavit in SC, Centre defends exclusion of Dalit Christians, Dalit Muslims from scheduled castes' list
2 years, 4 months ago

In affidavit in SC, Centre defends exclusion of Dalit Christians, Dalit Muslims from scheduled castes' list

Firstpost  

The affidavit was filed in response to a plea of NGO Centre for Public Interest Litigation seeking an extension of reservation and other benefits to people from Dalit communities who converted to Islam and Christianity New Delhi: The Centre has defended the exclusion of Dalit Christians and Dalit Muslims from the list of scheduled castes, saying historical data shows no …

Explained | The process of inclusion or exclusion from the Scheduled Tribes list
2 years, 6 months ago

Explained | The process of inclusion or exclusion from the Scheduled Tribes list

The Hindu  

The story so far: On September 14, the Union Cabinet approved a proposal to add several tribes to the list of Scheduled Tribes in States such as Himachal Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, Chhattisgarh and Uttar Pradesh, so that they can avail of benefits meant for STs, including reservation. The communities approved for inclusion in the ST list are the Hatti tribe …

Parliament: Bills for changes to SC/ST lists of Tripura, J’khand to be taken up
3 years ago

Parliament: Bills for changes to SC/ST lists of Tripura, J’khand to be taken up

Hindustan Times  

New Delhi: Proposed legislation for the amendment of Tripura and Jharkhand’s Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribes lists are listed for introduction in the Parliament on Wednesday The second part of Budget Session of Parliament began on Monday. Union minister Arjun Munda is scheduled to introduce the Constitution Order Bill in Lok Sabha to amend the Tripura’s ST list to include …

2022 Uttar Pradesh elections: BJP is a favourite, but SP may be no pushover this time
3 years ago

2022 Uttar Pradesh elections: BJP is a favourite, but SP may be no pushover this time

Firstpost  

The BJP had a huge lead over the SP in 2017, and it would require a major upset for the SP to turn the tables on the party About a week from now, the results of the Uttar Pradesh elections, touted as the “semi-final” before the 2024 Lok Sabha elections, will be known. Some of these groups — most notably, …

Puducherry Local Body Elections: Madras High Court To Decide If Reservation For Backward Classes Is Mandatory
3 years, 3 months ago

Puducherry Local Body Elections: Madras High Court To Decide If Reservation For Backward Classes Is Mandatory

Live Law  

In a batch of petitions challenging the withdrawal of reservation for Backward Classes and Scheduled Tribes in the upcoming Puducherry local body elections, the Madras High Court is set to examine if providing reservation for BC is mandatory as per the Constitutional provisions or not. The senior Counsel for the state has also said that Articles 243- and 243- which …

Chaos in Uttarakhand assembly over issuing of caste certificates
3 years, 6 months ago

Chaos in Uttarakhand assembly over issuing of caste certificates

Hindustan Times  

The second day of the ongoing monsoon session in Uttarakhand Assembly witnessed chaos following a heated debate on the issue of irregularities in issuing caste certificates by the revenue department to people belonging to scheduled caste, scheduled tribe and Other Backward Class in the state. Speaking on the issue, he also cited a committee formed in the issue under former …

Why Nitish's call for a caste-based Census will worry the Centre
4 years, 1 month ago

Why Nitish's call for a caste-based Census will worry the Centre

India Today  

Bihar chief minister Nitish Kumar has once again called for a caste-based census. India’s last caste census, conducted 90 years ago in 1931, had pegged the backward castes at 52 per cent of the population. The Centre’s reservation policy which came into effect in 1992 doesn’t take into account the fact that there exists within the OBCs a separate category …

Caste Surnames of Candidates Should Not be Revealed at UPSC Interview Stage to Decrease Discrimination: Govt Report
4 years, 1 month ago

Caste Surnames of Candidates Should Not be Revealed at UPSC Interview Stage to Decrease Discrimination: Govt Report

News 18  

To decrease the chance of discrimination, the caste surnames or details giving out religious or social background of candidates should not be revealed at the interview stage of civil services and other state or central examinations, a government-commissioned draft report has recommended. Just like candidates are prohibited from writing their names and other personal details, including religious symbols on their …

States can have sub-groups among SCs/STs: Supreme Court
4 years, 6 months ago

States can have sub-groups among SCs/STs: Supreme Court

The Hindu  

A five-judge Bench of the Supreme Court on Thursday held that States can sub-classify Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes in the Central List to provide preferential treatment to the “weakest out of the weak”. The Chinnaiah judgment had held that allowing States to unilaterally “make a class within a class of members of the Scheduled Castes” would amount to tinkering …

It's a fraud: Mayawati slams UP govt over adding 17 OBC communities to Schedule Castes
5 years, 8 months ago

It's a fraud: Mayawati slams UP govt over adding 17 OBC communities to Schedule Castes

India TV News  

Bahujan Samaj Party chief Mayawati on Monday said the Uttar Pradesh government including 17 communities belonging to the Other Backward Classes in the Schedule Caste list is nothing but a complete freud. Addressing a press conference, The BSP chief said that the people belonging to these 17 castes will not receive any benefits of the categories as UP govt will …

Firstpost Editor's Picks: Quota for upper castes, Yogi's tax to build cow shelters, Ravi Shastri on Team India, today's must read stories
6 years, 2 months ago

Firstpost Editor's Picks: Quota for upper castes, Yogi's tax to build cow shelters, Ravi Shastri on Team India, today's must read stories

Firstpost  

The fall of Asaram Bapu is almost identical to that of Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh and came due to the women who stood up to them. Centre’s move to give 10% reservation to economically backward upper castes puts Opposition on back foot The Narendra Modi government’s decision to provide reservation to economically weaker classes will change that situation and once …

Punjab cabinet approves restoration of reservation for Scheduled Caste (SC) state government employees
6 years, 7 months ago

Punjab cabinet approves restoration of reservation for Scheduled Caste (SC) state government employees

Firstpost  

In a reprieve to the state government employees belonging to Scheduled Castes, the Punjab Cabinet on Monday approved the proposal for restoration of the reservation of 14 percent to Scheduled Caste employees in Group-A and Group-B and 20 percent in Group-C and Group-D services for filling up the vacancies by promotion. Chandigarh: In a reprieve to the state government employees …

Poll-bound Akhilesh Yadav adds 17 castes to SC list
8 years, 3 months ago

Poll-bound Akhilesh Yadav adds 17 castes to SC list

Deccan Chronicle  

Lucknow: With the crucial assembly polls in Uttar Pradesh around the corner, the Akhilesh government, on Thursday, approved the conversion of 17 Other Backward Castes to Scheduled Castes list at a cabinet meeting. In March 2013, the state assembly had passed a resolution asking the Centre to include 17 castes of the state into the list of Scheduled Castes category. …

UP govt gives assent to include 17 OBCs in Scheduled Castes list
8 years, 3 months ago

UP govt gives assent to include 17 OBCs in Scheduled Castes list

Live Mint  

Lucknow: Playing the caste card ahead of Assembly elections, the Akhilesh Yadav government on Thursday gave its assent to include 17 Other Backward Classes in the Scheduled Castes list. The 17 sub-castes which the government wants included in the SC category are Kahar, Kashyap, Kewat, Nishad, Bind, Bhar, Prajapati, Rajbhar, Batham, Gaur, Tura, Majhi, Mallah, Kumhar, Dheemar and Machua. Earlier …

Centre approves inclusion of 15 new castes in OBC list
8 years, 3 months ago

Centre approves inclusion of 15 new castes in OBC list

Live Mint  

New Delhi: The government on Wednesday approved inclusion of 15 new castes and modification in 13 other castes in the Central list of Other Backward Classes. The National Commission of Backward Classes had recommended a total of 28 changes in respect of 8 states — Assam, Bihar, Himachal Pradesh, Jharkhand, Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh, Jammu & Kashmir and Uttarakhand. “The changes …

Amendments in the Constitution (Scheduled Castes) Order, 1950
9 years, 3 months ago

Amendments in the Constitution (Scheduled Castes) Order, 1950

Live Law  

The Union Cabinet chaired by the Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi has given its approval for introduction of a Bill in the Parliament for certain amendments in the Constitution Order, 1950 so as to modify the list of Scheduled Castes in respect of five States namely Chhattisgarh, Haryana, Kerala, Odisha and West Bengal and in the Central List of Other …

NCBC pitches for inclusion of poor among upper castes in OBC list
9 years, 3 months ago

NCBC pitches for inclusion of poor among upper castes in OBC list

India TV News  

New Delhi: Amid rising demand for extension of job reservations for economically backward among upper castes, the National Commission for Backward Classes has said that it can include economically weaker sections in the OBC list noting like caste, occupation is also an indicator of backwardness. While indicating the commission may advice government to bring ‘poor upper caste' under quota ambit, …

Rajya Sabha passes bill to include certain communities in SC list | IndiaTV News
10 years ago

Rajya Sabha passes bill to include certain communities in SC list | IndiaTV News

India TV News  

New Delhi: A bill to include certain synonymous names of communities under Scheduled Castes category in Haryana, Karnataka, Odisha and Dadra and Nagar Haveli was passed by Rajya Sabha today. Replying to a debate on the bill, Minister for Social Justice and Empowerment Thaawar Chand Gehlot said the law has been further amended to modify the SC list in three …

Govt in talks with private sector for job reservations
11 years, 6 months ago

Govt in talks with private sector for job reservations

Live Mint  

New Delhi: The government is in talks with the private sector on the issue of providing reservation in jobs, but wants to do it in an “amicable way”, social justice minister Kumari Selja said on Saturday. Selja was winding up a discussion on a Bill seeking to modify the existing list of Scheduled Castes in four states, including Odisha, and …

Case for B.C. count
14 years, 8 months ago

Case for B.C. count

The Hindu  

IT is possible to make Census 2011 meet the needs of the Backward Classes without having to face the problems many critics have raised. When a person claiming to belong to the Backward Classes, in reply to the next question,mentions a caste in the Central List of B.Cs for that State to be his/her caste, appropriate entries are to be …

With an eye on poll, Govt amends OBC list
21 years, 5 months ago

With an eye on poll, Govt amends OBC list

Hindustan Times  

Apparently with an eye on the coming elections, the governmenthe Centre on June 5 decided to include certain new castes and communities in central list of other backward classes in various states including Delhi, Rajasthan and Andhra Pradesh and Karnataka. As per the decision, julaha-Ansari, Idrishi, Naddaf, Mansoori and Salmani have been included in the central OBC list. Delhi will …

The head-count and some gaps
24 years ago

The head-count and some gaps

The Hindu  

Census 2001, which is expected to make significant additions to the existing data on several counts, raises some controversies too, particularly in the matter of recording the caste identity of people belonging to the Scheduled Castes and the Sc heduled Tribes. Judicial interpretations and legislative amendments have clarified that the list of Scheduled Castes would include only those following the …

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