Parliament passes Bill restoring States’ right to maintain OBC lists
3 years, 4 months ago

Parliament passes Bill restoring States’ right to maintain OBC lists

The Hindu  

Parliament on Wednesday passed a constitutional amendment aimed at restoring the rights of the States and the Union Territories to maintain their own list of socially and educationally backward classes, commonly known as Other Backward Classes. While the Bill received support from across party lines, at least 10 parties, including NDA’s Janata Dal, called for a caste-based census and 12 parties demanded the removal of the 50% cap on reservation. This Bill was an empty promise since there was a cap of 50% on reservation and this cap couldn’t be changed till the caste census was done to reveal the actual numbers, he stated. He added, “376 changes were made in GST!” Shiv Sena member Sanjay Raut welcomed the Bill, but said it was incomplete, as the issue of 50% cap on reservation was not addressed. The CPI’s Binoy Viswam said he supported the Bill, but opposed the “government’s politics”.

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Telangana Completes Massive Caste Census Survey: What It Means for Reservations and Social Justice
4 days, 15 hours ago

Telangana Completes Massive Caste Census Survey: What It Means for Reservations and Social Justice

The Hindu  

Published : Dec 20, 2024 18:32 IST - 9 MINS READ Telangana government’s socio-economic caste survey is inching towards completion and is at its data-entry phase. The “mega health check-up” of society, as Telangana Chief Minister Revanth Reddy referred to the caste census, is an electoral guarantee made by the Congress during the 2023 Assembly election. Frontline spoke to government …

Need caste survey to ensure proportionate reservation: JKPCC chief Karra
2 weeks ago

Need caste survey to ensure proportionate reservation: JKPCC chief Karra

Hindustan Times  

The Congress’ Jammu and Kashmir unit president Tariq Hameed Karra on Tuesday said a caste survey is needed to give proportionate reservation to various underprivileged sections of the society. JKPCC chief Tariq Hameed Karra “We believe that reservation distribution should be on the basis of justice but for that it is necessary to have a caste census,” Karra told reporters …

Caste data to be tabled in December
3 weeks, 6 days ago

Caste data to be tabled in December

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: The state government is preparing to unveil the findings of its ongoing caste census during the upcoming monsoon session of the Legislative Assembly, likely to be held in the second week of December. The Bihar government tabled its findings in the Legislative Assembly in October 2023, leading to legislative action to increase reservations from 50 per cent to 65 …

Karnataka government Muslim quota row; Telangana launches caste census
1 month, 1 week ago

Karnataka government Muslim quota row; Telangana launches caste census

India Today  

The Karnataka government previously denied plans to introduce a Muslim quota in public tenders. However, Naseer Ahmed, MLC and political secretary to Chief Minister Siddaramaiah, is advocating for a four percent reservation for Muslims in government tenders. Telangana government, led by Chief Minister Revanth Reddy, has officially launched a caste census. Officials see this as a step toward equitable resource …

Counting right: The Hindu Editorial on caste surveys
1 month, 1 week ago

Counting right: The Hindu Editorial on caste surveys

The Hindu  

Last week’s launch of a caste survey in Telangana by the Congress government is a step towards fulfilling its 2023 Assembly poll promise. The Union government had also said that it had no proposal to make caste data of the Socio Economic and Caste Census 2011 public. In June, the Patna High Court struck down two Acts in Bihar, envisaging …

Looking through the census prism
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Looking through the census prism

New Indian Express  

Misplaced debate However, some experts say the debate over regional imbalance is completely misplaced. Caste census Since 1951, when the first census of Independent India was conducted, only the number of Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes has been counted, not of all castes. Ever since, the Congress-led INDIA bloc intensified the call for a national caste census, though the grand …

Ponnam criticises BJP leader Laxman’s comments on caste census
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Ponnam criticises BJP leader Laxman’s comments on caste census

The Hindu  

Minister for Transport and Backward Classes Welfare Ponnam Prabhakar criticised BJP OBC Morcha national president and Rajya Sabha member K. Laxman’s reported remarks that the Congress government is conducting a caste census solely for political gain. The Congress leader highlighted Congress’ historical role in social welfare initiatives, noting that the term ‘Backward Classes’ was first introduced in Parliament by then …

Caste census, removing 50% cap on reservations central to vision for country: Congress
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Caste census, removing 50% cap on reservations central to vision for country: Congress

The Hindu  

The Congress on Saturday asserted that a nationwide caste survey and the lifting of the Supreme Court’s “arbitrary ceiling” of 50% on reservations for Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes, and Other Backward Classes are central to its vision for the country. Congress general secretary in-charge, communications, Jairam Ramesh said in a post on X that the party's government in Telangana will …

Maharashtra polls: Rahul Gandhi takes on Modi, RSS; reaffirms caste census
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Maharashtra polls: Rahul Gandhi takes on Modi, RSS; reaffirms caste census

Hindustan Times  

NAGPUR: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi kicked off his campaign in Maharashtra, ahead of the upcoming assembly elections, from Nagpur on Wednesday, once again reaffirming his commitment to caste census. He then raised questions about RSS’s financial resources, and asked, “From where does the RSS get money to maintain its extensive facilities and run institutions like Shishu Mandirs and Eklavya Vidyalayas …

Congress government will demolish 50 per cent quota cap: Rahul Gandhi
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Congress government will demolish 50 per cent quota cap: Rahul Gandhi

New Indian Express  

HYDERABAD: Asserting that the Congress would demolish the “artificial barrier” of 50% cap on reservations after coming to power at the Centre, Leader of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi on Tuesday said that he remains committed to caste census and the Telangana model would be adopted for such an exercise nationwide. Terming the caste census slated to …

Congress to Demolish 50% Quota Barrier in Telangana: Rahul Gandhi
Top News
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Congress to Demolish 50% Quota Barrier in Telangana: Rahul Gandhi

ABP News  

Congress Leader Rahul Gandhi has pledged to demolish the 50% reservation barrier in Telangana and make the state a model for caste census in the country. Gandhi, addressing a Telangana Pradesh Congress Committee meeting in Hyderabad, asserted that he is committed to ensuring a caste census in the state and making Telangana a leading example in the country's caste census …

Congress to Demolish 50% Reservation Barrier: Rahul Gandhi
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Congress to Demolish 50% Reservation Barrier: Rahul Gandhi

India TV News  

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi has announced that he will change the 50 per cent reservation limit on reservation in the country. Gandhi was speaking at a meeting in Telangana, which is becoming the second Congress-ruled state to undertake a caste census after Karnataka. He said that caste discrimination in India is 'unique' and that Congress would demolish the artificial barrier …

Congress Chief Rahul Gandhi Promises Comprehensive Caste Census in Telangana, Aims to Make State a Model for the Country
Top News
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Congress Chief Rahul Gandhi Promises Comprehensive Caste Census in Telangana, Aims to Make State a Model for the Country

India Today  

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi has expressed his full commitment to ensuring a caste census in Telangana and making the state a model for caste census in the country. He also asserted that caste discrimination in India was unique and probably among the worst in the world and will demolish artificial barriers of 50 per cent reservations in the country.

Census Sparks Debate: Need for Precise Data on Other Backward Classes
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Census Sparks Debate: Need for Precise Data on Other Backward Classes

New Indian Express  

The 2025 Census in India is facing controversy due to the demand for a caste census. The opposition has launched a campaign for counting the numbers of Other Backward Classes (OBCs), while parties such as Janata Dal and Lok Janshakti Party support the central government's efforts to rectify an alleged imbalance in caste and sub-caste data. The 2025 census gives …

BJP Faces Dilemma Over RSS-endorsed Caste Census
3 months, 3 weeks ago

BJP Faces Dilemma Over RSS-endorsed Caste Census

Deccan Chronicle  

New Delhi: The BJP seems to be caught in a dilemma after the RSS gave a green signal to a nationwide caste census, an issue that is being raised by the Congress time and again. While the BJP is maintaining a stoic silence after the RSS indicated that the caste census “could be carried out for the betterment of the …

Lalu Yadav on caste census: ‘Will hold RSS, BJP by ear, make them do sit-ups’
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Lalu Yadav on caste census: ‘Will hold RSS, BJP by ear, make them do sit-ups’

Hindustan Times  

Rashtriya Janata Dal supremo Lalu Prasad Yadav on Tuesday declared that the opposition would compel the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party and its ideological fountainhead, the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh, to conduct a caste census. Leader of Opposition Tejashwi Yadav holds a mic while RJD Chief Lalu Prasad addresses party workers during 28th foundation of Rashtriya Janata Dal, at the party office …

RSS Backs Caste Census, But With Conditions As Congress Accuses It Of Opposing Move
3 months, 3 weeks ago

RSS Backs Caste Census, But With Conditions As Congress Accuses It Of Opposing Move

ABP News  

The Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh expressed its support on Monday for collecting data on specific communities or castes, provided that the information is utilised solely for their welfare and not manipulated for political purposes. Ambekar's remarks come in the wake of opposition parties, including the Congress, Samajwadi Party, and other INDIA bloc allies, campaigning for a caste census to inform effective …

Oppn, NDA ally ask Parl’s OBC panel to discuss caste census
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Oppn, NDA ally ask Parl’s OBC panel to discuss caste census

Hindustan Times  

Opposition parties and National Democratic Alliance member Janata Dal have asked the parliamentary committee on welfare of other backward classes to discuss the caste census, people aware of the matter said on Thursday, marking a major push for a contentious issue that was a central narratives in the recently concluded general elections. According to functionaries cited above, the 30-member panel …

'India's order has come': Rahul Gandhi on caste census after survey shows rising support
3 months, 4 weeks ago

'India's order has come': Rahul Gandhi on caste census after survey shows rising support

Hindustan Times  

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Sunday threw down the gauntlet to the Narendra Modi-led NDA government, asserting that no power can halt the caste census after a survey suggested that 74% of the population was in its favour. Referring to India Today's ‘Mood of The Nation’ survey, Gandhi added, “Hindustan's order has come - Soon 90% of Indians will support …

'Such clarity on census delayed for over three years': Congress on Amit Shah
3 months, 4 weeks ago

'Such clarity on census delayed for over three years': Congress on Amit Shah

The Hindu  

The Congress on Sunday took a swipe at Home Minister Amit Shah for his remarks that an announcement on a census would be made once it was finalised, saying "such clarity on a census that has already been delayed for over three years". The Opposition party's remarks came a day after Mr. Shah said the decadal census exercise would be …

‘90% people sitting out of system’: Rahul Gandhi's fresh caste census demand
4 months ago

‘90% people sitting out of system’: Rahul Gandhi's fresh caste census demand

Hindustan Times  

Leader of opposition in Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi on Saturday reiterated the demand for a caste census, claiming that 90 per cent of India's population is not a part of the system. Addressing the ‘Samvidhan Samman Sammelan’ in Uttar Pradesh's Prayagraj, the former Congress chief said,"Ninety per cent of people are sitting outside the system, they have skills and knowledge …

Emerging dimensions of caste politics in India
4 months, 1 week ago

Emerging dimensions of caste politics in India

Hindustan Times  

The discourse on the politics of caste in India seems stuck in the binary of supporting or opposing caste-based reservations. The third phase of reservation politics has already begun with quota benefits to economically weaker sections and political mobilisation around conducting a caste census. In some ways, the mobilisation around social groups in India is a result of political competition …

Read why Yogendra 'Salim' Yadav’s defence of caste census is flawed
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Read why Yogendra 'Salim' Yadav’s defence of caste census is flawed

Op India  

Of late, the Congress party has been claiming that it has found the panacea for all issues, problems and challenges posed against India – conducting a nationwide caste census. Now, the Congress party has deputed one of their most vocal political voice, Yogendra ‘Salim’ Yadav to defend its agenda of caste census. In the fifth point, Yogendra Yadav said that …

Chirag Paswan backs caste census but says if made public, data will create divide in society
5 months ago

Chirag Paswan backs caste census but says if made public, data will create divide in society

The Hindu  

Union minister and LJP chief Chirag Paswan has pitched for a nationwide caste census but warned against making the figures public as it will lead to "division" in society, and said no discussion within the ruling NDA has taken place so far over simultaneous polls and the Uniform Civil Code, both part of the BJP's manifesto. Asked about his views …

Chirag Paswan backs caste census but says if made public, data will create divide in society
5 months ago

Chirag Paswan backs caste census but says if made public, data will create divide in society

Hindustan Times  

New Delhi, Union minister and LJP chief Chirag Paswan has pitched for a nationwide caste census but warned against making the figures public as it will lead to "division" in society, and said no discussion within the ruling NDA has taken place so far over simultaneous polls and the Uniform Civil Code, both part of the BJP's manifesto. Chirag Paswan …

PMK urges T.N. government to conduct caste census to protect 69% reservations in view of upcoming case in SC
5 months, 3 weeks ago

PMK urges T.N. government to conduct caste census to protect 69% reservations in view of upcoming case in SC

The Hindu  

PMK president Anbumani Ramadoss on Tuesday, July 1, 2024, urged the Tamil Nadu government to conduct a caste census to protect the 69% reservations in Tamil Nadu in the case pending against this in the Supreme Court, as it is expected to be taken up when court proceedings resume after summer break, on July 8. Kapadia, the Supreme Court stated …

VHR Asks BJP to Lift 50% Quota Cap
5 months, 3 weeks ago

VHR Asks BJP to Lift 50% Quota Cap

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: Senior TPCC leader V. Hanumantha Rao on Monday called on the NDA-led BJP government at the Centre to pass a bill in Parliament that would allow reservations to exceed the current 50 percent cap. Hanumantha Rao highlighted that the Congress wants all state laws regarding reservations for Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes, and Other Backward Classes to be included in …

TN assembly approves caste census resolution
5 months, 4 weeks ago

TN assembly approves caste census resolution

Hindustan Times  

Chennai The Tamil Nadu assembly on Wednesday adopted a resolution moved by chief minister MK Stalin demanding the Union government to carry out a nation-wide caste census along with the general census. TN assembly approves caste census resolution “This House considers that caste-based population census is essential to formulate policies in order to ensure equal rights and equal opportunities in …

Bihar caste census: 'PM Modi to take appropriate decision', says Deputy CM Samrat Choudhary
6 months ago

Bihar caste census: 'PM Modi to take appropriate decision', says Deputy CM Samrat Choudhary

India TV News  

Bihar caste census: Bihar Deputy Chief Minister Samrat Choudhary today dubbed the Congress and I.N.D.I.A bloc anti-reservation and claimed the Bharatiya Janata Party had supported a caste survey exercise in the eastern state. Speaking to media in Madhya Pradesh's Gwalior, he said Prime Minister Narendra Modi will take an appropriate decision. The Prime Minister will decide in this regard”, Choudhary …

Bhujbal demands country wide caste census
6 months ago

Bhujbal demands country wide caste census

Deccan Chronicle  

Senior Maharashtra OBC leader Chhagan Bhujbal on Monday demanded caste based census. Mr. Bhujbal said he will meet Prime Minister Narendra Modi in this regard as the caste based census will reveal the exact percentage of OBC, SCs and STs. The senior NCP leader said that since Narendra Modi has again become the Prime Minister, he is going to demand …

First conduct caste census, then local body polls: Krishnaiah
7 months, 1 week ago

First conduct caste census, then local body polls: Krishnaiah

New Indian Express  

HYDERABAD: Though Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy hinted that the elections to local bodies would be held in the last week of June, the BC associations demanded that the poll should be conducted only after the caste census is conducted. The Congress announced in its manifesto that the reservations in local bodies would be increased from 22 per cent to …

Rahul Gandhi vows to conduct caste census if Congress voted to power
9 months, 2 weeks ago

Rahul Gandhi vows to conduct caste census if Congress voted to power

The Hindu  

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on March 9 underlined his party's resolve to conduct a caste census if voted to power, asserting that based on this right step along with economic mapping, the 50% cap on reservation would be "uprooted". Mr. Gandhi said the Congress' slogan is "count" because that would be the first step towards justice. The caste survey conducted …

Rahul: Will remove 50% cap on quota, carry out caste census, if INDIA wins
10 months, 2 weeks ago

Rahul: Will remove 50% cap on quota, carry out caste census, if INDIA wins

New Indian Express  

RANCHI: Eyeing the tribal population and people belonging to backward castes in Jharkhand, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi, during his Bharat Jodo Nyay Yatra in Ranchi on Monday, promised Sarna Religion Code for tribals and caste census, if his party if comes to power at the center after 2024 polls. “We will ensure that the tribals here will get the Sarna …

Rahul Gandhi's big poll promise on 50% reservation cap if INDIA bloc voted to power
10 months, 2 weeks ago

Rahul Gandhi's big poll promise on 50% reservation cap if INDIA bloc voted to power

Hindustan Times  

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Monday promised a nationwide caste census and removal of the 50 per cent cap on reservation if the INDIA bloc wins the upcoming Lok Sabha polls. “If INDIA bloc comes to power, it will throw away the 50 per cent cap on reservation, ensure Dalits, tribals, OBCs get their rights,” Gandhi said. This is the …

'INDIA bloc will remove 50% cap on reservations if voted to power': Rahul Gandhi
10 months, 2 weeks ago

'INDIA bloc will remove 50% cap on reservations if voted to power': Rahul Gandhi

India Today  

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Monday promised a nationwide caste census and removal of the 50 per cent cap on reservation if the INDIA bloc forms the government at the Centre after the Lok Sabha polls. Gandhi also launched a scathing attack on Prime Minister Narendra Modi, saying when the demand for caste census was raised and the time came …

In Kerala, parties weigh in on a caste census
1 year ago

In Kerala, parties weigh in on a caste census

The Hindu  

Mainstream political parties in Kerala are grappling with the contentious issue of carrying out a caste survey in the State. In contrast, the Communist Party of India -led Left Democratic Front government is reluctant, instead planning to build consensus on holding a Socio-Economic Caste Census in Kerala. The party’s hesitancy could stem from the Nair Service Society’s assertion that a …

Caught in a row, RSS says it is not against a caste census
1 year ago

Caught in a row, RSS says it is not against a caste census

The Hindu  

Days after one of its senior functionaries opposed a caste census, the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh on Thursday said that any such census should be used for the upliftment of society, emphasising that political parties must ensure that social harmony is not disrupted due to any reason. ‘Need Hindu society sans inequality’ Clarifying the Sangh’s official stand through social media, the …

Assam CM calls for caste census among Muslim community, says ‘crucial for…’
1 year ago

Assam CM calls for caste census among Muslim community, says ‘crucial for…’

Live Mint  

Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma during a media event said that there is a need to conduct caste census among Muslims community in India. While speaking at the event Sarma said that the Muslim community in India can be empowered by caste census. During the event, he also spoke how PM Modi has long been emphasizing the need for …

Have not opposed caste census, says Shivakumar after Kharge’s charge
1 year ago

Have not opposed caste census, says Shivakumar after Kharge’s charge

Hindustan Times  

Karnataka deputy chief minister DK Shivakumar on Tuesday said he is not opposed to the state’s caste survey but wants it to be done in a scientific and systematic manner, in a clarification that came amid deep divisions within the ruling Congress on the subject and a day after party president Mallikarjun Kharge criticised the former’s stand on the caste …

AP Government Puts Off Caste Census to December 9
1 year, 1 month ago

AP Government Puts Off Caste Census to December 9

Deccan Chronicle  

VIJAYAWADA: AP government has postponed its proposed census of various castes throughout the state from November 27 to December 9. Srinivasa Venugopalakrishna pointed out that the state government has already conducted five regional roundtable meetings as well as district meetings to finalise the modalities of conducting the caste census. Venugopalakrishna said keeping everything in consideration, the state government has decided …

No BC CM Dared To Do Caste Census,Jagan Doing It To Help BCs',Says YSRC MP Krishnaiah
1 year, 1 month ago

No BC CM Dared To Do Caste Census,Jagan Doing It To Help BCs',Says YSRC MP Krishnaiah

Deccan Chronicle  

Vijayawada: Chief Minister Y.S. Jagan Mohan Reddy is trying to ensure social justice and provide opportunities for all castes to progress, claimed YSRC Rajya Sabha member and national backward class welfare association president R. Krishnaiah. Speaking to the media here on Wednesday, Krishnaiah said the whole nation appreciated the decision of the chief minister to do a caste census in …

In Madhya Pradesh, no groundswell in support of Congress’ caste survey pitch
1 year, 1 month ago

In Madhya Pradesh, no groundswell in support of Congress’ caste survey pitch

The Hindu  

An alaav is lit around 9 p.m. outside a dhaba in Shahpur of Betul district with some men gathered around it. It can get really ugly.” Dubbed as the party’s “primary agenda” for the November 17 Assembly polls, the top leadership of the Congress has promised a caste-based population survey if voted to power in Madhya Pradesh. It will only …

Bihar assembly unanimously passes bill for 65% caste reservation
1 year, 1 month ago

Bihar assembly unanimously passes bill for 65% caste reservation

Op India  

Bihar Assembly has passed the ‘Reservation Amendment Bill’ to raise reservations for Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes, Other Backward Classes and Extremely Backward Classes in state jobs and educational institutions to 65% on 9 November. On November 7, the Bihar Cabinet approved the initiative to enhance the state’s quotas for Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes and Other Backward Classes. It is clear …

Caste survey and quota hike: Bihar starts political churn ahead of 2024 polls
1 year, 1 month ago

Caste survey and quota hike: Bihar starts political churn ahead of 2024 polls

Hindustan Times  

PATNA: The recent announcement by the Nitish Kumar government to hike reservation to 75% in Bihar based on the findings of the caste survey presented before the Bihar Legislative Assembly on Tuesday, has infused new energy into the run-up to the 2024 general elections. There is no monolithic cultural category and that will set new political trends with a demand …

Bihar cabinet clears quota hike to 75%, Bill likely today
1 year, 1 month ago

Bihar cabinet clears quota hike to 75%, Bill likely today

Hindustan Times  

At a special meeting held on Tuesday evening, the Bihar cabinet approved a proposal to increase the reservations in government jobs and educational institutions from the existing 60% to 75%, hours after chief minister Nitish Kumar told the state assembly that his government would bring a Bill in the ongoing winter session of the legislature to effect the quota hike …

Bihar: Nitish Kumar proposes to increase reservation quota from 50% to 75% after caste survey results
1 year, 1 month ago

Bihar: Nitish Kumar proposes to increase reservation quota from 50% to 75% after caste survey results

Op India  

On 7th November, Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar presented a detailed report of the caste-based census in the Legislative Assembly. While tabling the detailed caste census report in the state assembly, he said, “Quotas for Other Backward Classes, Scheduled Castes, and Scheduled Tribes need to be raised. According to the caste survey, Yadavs have the highest population among OBCs and …

Bihar caste survey: CM Nitish Kumar says will raise reservation for OBCs from 50% to 65%
1 year, 1 month ago

Bihar caste survey: CM Nitish Kumar says will raise reservation for OBCs from 50% to 65%

Live Mint  

Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar proposes to increase reservation in the state from 50% to 65% following a detailed report of the caste survey. Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Tuesday proposed to increase the quotas for Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes and OBCs in the state. {{^adFree}} {{/adFree}} Caste survey report released today The caste survey report, which was released …

Nitish Kumar wants backward classes quota to be increased from 50% to 65%, 10% for EWS
1 year, 1 month ago

Nitish Kumar wants backward classes quota to be increased from 50% to 65%, 10% for EWS

India TV News  

Patna: Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar, in wake of the outcomes of the recently conducted caste census in Bihar, voiced in favour of further increasing the reservation for Backward Classes and Extremely Backward Classes as their population has increased according to the survey. Nitish Kumar said that the quota for Backward Classes should be increased from 50 per cent to …

In Chhattisgarh, Rahul Gandhi does OBC outreach and offers a bundle of promises
1 year, 1 month ago

In Chhattisgarh, Rahul Gandhi does OBC outreach and offers a bundle of promises

The Hindu  

Free education in government institutions, an annual ₹4,000 assistance for those who collect tendu leaves and farm loan waiver are among the several sops announced by former Congress chief Rahul Gandhi on Saturday in poll-bound Chhattisgarh, even as he kept his focus on the party’s OBC outreach with the promise of a caste-based survey for the State. Addressing election rallies …

Tamil Nadu CM MK Stalin Writes to PM Modi on Caste Census
1 year, 2 months ago

Tamil Nadu CM MK Stalin Writes to PM Modi on Caste Census

Deccan Chronicle  

Chennai: Chief Minister M K Stalin urged Prime Minister Narendra Modi to personally intervene and integrate caste census with the upcoming national decadal census and make the initiative a monumental step to take the benefits of development to the most vulnerable sections, thus building a stronger, more inclusive India. In a letter to the Prime Minister on Saturday, Stalin, stressing …

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